It is easy to teach him his paces afterwards.

The anquera--as it is called--is put on his haunches, to cure him of trotting, and to teach him the paso instead.

It is a leather covering fringed with iron tags, which is put on behind the saddle, and allows the horse to pace without annoying him; but the least approach to a trot brings the pointed tags rattling upon his haunches.

We bought one of these anqueras at Puebla.

It was very old, and curiously ornamented with carved patterns.