You jolt gently up and down without rising in the stirrups; and when once you are used to it the paso is not disagreeable, and it is well suited to long mountain-journeys.

Horses in the United States are often trained to this gait, and are known as "pacing" horses.
Another peculiarity in the training of Mexican horses is, that many of them are taught to "rayar," that is, to put their fore-feet out after the manner of mules going down a pass; and slide a short distance along the ground, so as to stop suddenly in the midst of a rapid gallop.

To practise the horses in this feat, the jockey draws a lino ("_raya_") on the ground, and teaches them to stop exactly as they reach it, and whirl round in the opposite direction.

This performance is often to be seen on the paseo, and other places, where smart young gentlemen like to show off themselves and their horses; but it is only a fancy trick, and they acknowledge that it spoils the animal's fore-legs.
After much bargaining and chaffering we bought three horses for ourselves and our man Antonio, giving eight, seven, and four pounds for them.

This does not seem much to give for good hackneys, as these were; but they were not particularly cheap for Mexico.