. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. i6o ORDINARY RIDING. First time.—Near hind in support (Fig. 43). Second time.—Left diagonal support, the near hind and off fore having just quitted the ground (Fig. 44). Third time.—Off fore in support (Fig. 45). I will now indicate the action of the " aids " which the rider should employ during this stride. First time.—Strong support from the left leg. The horse finds himself resting for a moment only on his near hind, but the period is so short that it cannot be seen without great Fig. 43.—First tim
. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. i6o ORDINARY RIDING. First time.—Near hind in support (Fig. 43). Second time.—Left diagonal support, the near hind and off fore having just quitted the ground (Fig. 44). Third time.—Off fore in support (Fig. 45). I will now indicate the action of the " aids " which the rider should employ during this stride. First time.—Strong support from the left leg. The horse finds himself resting for a moment only on his near hind, but the period is so short that it cannot be seen without great Fig. 43.—First time of the canter; near hind in support. Second time.—Left diagonal. The two legs of the rider ought to exert their pressure to try to get the horse in hand. Third time.—The horse's off fore is in support. The rider ought to receive the horse lightly on his hands ; at first to support him, and immediately afterwards to complete the task of getting him in hand, which work was initiated by the legs during the second time. I will now explain the effects of the " aids" during the three times which make a stride. First —The rider's left leg ought to be strongly pressed against the horse's side, because the horse is standing, Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fillis, James, 1834-1913. London, Hurst and Blackett
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