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If the horse do not readily obey this, you 

 must increase your animation, and keep the 

 hand more firm, to prevent the horse trotting. 

 By this means, you will constrain him to raise 

 his fore legs together, which commences the 

 action. 



Besides raising the action to the Canter, 

 you are likewise to direct the horse which 

 foot he is to lead with. The foot the horse 

 should lead with is the inner ; and horses that 

 have been equally suppled to Canter with 

 either leg, readily take the foot, by putting 

 the croupe in. This will be understood by 

 what follows, 



i n the Canter, the horse leads with one side, 

 and that side is advanced somewhat more 

 forward than the other, which is increased 

 as a horse may canter more or less with his 

 croupe in. The position of the horse makes 

 a corresponding position of the horseman 

 necessary, whereby the balance is kept more 

 steady, and the position of the horse better 

 supported. 



