ON PKOGKESSION, 219 



quired to go to the right, the rider should gently 

 shorten the right hand rein, and cross his left 

 hand with the left rein over the withers to the 

 right side, at the same time gently pressing the 

 horse's flank with his left leg, he will ohiige 

 his croupe or hind quarters to move in a pa- 

 rallel direction with the fore quarters. The 

 reverse of this is to be observed in going to the 

 left. This pace form.s the basis of all military 

 movements in the cavalry, and must ever give 

 a swordsman a most decided superiority over 

 another whose horse possesses not the same 

 qualifications, for, by the smallest signal from 

 hand and heel, he can either approach or 

 avoid his adversary, as occasion may require. 



