MOUNTED INSTRUCTION 



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action of the inside lei^' should predominate; if he tends to carry his 

 haunches to the outside of the curve, then the action of the outside leg 

 should predominate. 



When the driver holds the reins 

 in both hands he makes use simul- 

 taneously of the leading- reins and 

 the bearing rein. With the reins 

 in one hand he makes use of the 

 bearing rein only. 



The action of the reins in turn- 

 ing is governed by the principles 

 explained in the preceding para- 

 graph. The rider carries the 

 hands in the direction tow^ard 

 which he wishes to turn and dis- 

 places them only to the extent 

 necessary. Eventually the turn 

 should be made on the arc of n. 

 circle whose radius is 2 yards at 

 the walk, 4 yards at the trot and 

 6 yards at the gallop. 



The oblique by driver involves a 

 change of direction of 45 degrees 

 to the right or left, executed by 

 each rider. The commands are : 



1. RIDERS RIGHT (LEET) 

 OBLIQUE, 2. AIARCTT. 



The movement is executed as in 

 preceding paragraph except that 

 each rider turns his horse through 

 an arc of only 45°. To resume the 

 original direction of march by 

 similar means: 1. FORAVARD, 



2. MARCH. 

 Provision regarding work on 



the track: The rider is said to march to the right hand or to the left 

 hand according as he has the right side tow^ard the inner side of the 

 track. 



At the command TAKE THE TRACK TO THE RIGHT HAND, 

 each rider directs his horse straight toward the track, and arriving 

 there turns toward the right. 



The riders are distributed over the whole circumference of the track. 

 They endeavor to keep their horses collected and moving straight to 

 the front, and to preserve a free and even gait. 



The instructor observes that the riders maintain the gait ordered 

 while turning at the corners and that they approach the corners closely 

 at the walk and trot ; he permits a larger radius at the gallop. 



