Riding and Driving

r the greater number-are deterred by the imaginary difficulties presented by the rules and by the prac

g than of the first three numbers of the multiplication table; and the practice of them i

aware of the fact or not, this correction always takes place, usually through tentative and chance-directed efforts, before the animal becomes safe and pleasant to ride. Horses that are ill-formed or awkward may be so greatly improved in be

rt. Weak parts may be strengthened, strong muscles may be developed from those that are deficient, poor action may be improved, and the ge

tances of the horse, whether they be active or passive, intentional or physical, so that all

wo parts to be brought to act together, so balanced that neither extremity is embarrassed, and the point of union and bal

. The defects suggest the remedies. The hind legs will be carried under the body to depress the croup, the forehand will be

, without lowering the croup, they have the greatest impulsive power, and the forces of the forehand should be carried back only far enough to balance these inferior f

evated while the hind legs should be carried under the body of the horse to lessen their effect sufficiently to produce balance in the extremities. But if there be

ces; the jaw of the horse, and all those parts in front of the rider, will be made pli

erformed "in hand"; that is, there should be such a collection of the forces that the pace is even, steady, and cadenced, no undue weight upon the shoulders, the crest curved, the face of the horse about perpendicular to the ground, the jaw supple, and as a matter of course the horse always under complete control. The trainer should ev

half-halt will be produced, when the horse is prepared for a movement in any direction. But this half-halt may be held for only a moment, while the muscles are in play, and at least one leg is flexed, or the horse will become heavy, the feet will come to the ground, and a complete halt will ensue, when the tension upon the reins should be eased and the heels be withdrawn from the sides of the horse. When the forces of the extremities of t

egular intervals. The half-halt may, and should in practice, be made from the slow gallop by a very close collection, the union and balance of the forces, and the gallop be renewed in some form immediately,

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