Young horses especially should be given trots on soft ground. No horse should be galloped on hard roads. Soft ground means turf or dirt roads, not plowed land or stone-built roads. The gallop is undertaken outdoors only when the horse can be made to lead from either foot.
By going in pairs nervous horses do not fret while outdoors, as much as though alone. It is likewise better not to maintain a formation in ranks while outdoors, any more than necessary, in order to prevent the new horses from acquiring the habit of going in ranks and refusing to leave.
During the last part of outdoor exercise the horse should be walked so that he is returned to the stable breathing normally.
CHAPTER VII.
Suppling Exercises With Body Bent.
Different Kinds of Equitation.—When, for example, the right rein and left leg are used to assist each other in moving the haunches, it is called lateral equitation. When the reins place the forehand and the legs alone control the hindhand, as, for example, if the left rein and right leg are used, it is called diagonal equitation.
Lateral Equitation.
The following points should be considered during the exercises in lateral equitation:
1. One step taken correctly is at first all that should be expected or required.