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He must try, by degrees, whilst collecting tlie 

 horse, to make the resources of the forehand press on 

 those of the haunches, without upsetting the har- 

 mony of action whicli must necessarily exist. 



You see, therefore, that by having your horse prop- 

 erly collected, you first get him to " piaffer" on his 

 own ground, and then to "piaifer" reining back; in 

 time, without even the assistance of the reins. 



XI. ^^ Reining hack at a ca.nter^'' the pace heing the 

 same as when cantering forward, hut when the fore- 

 legs are raised they are carried hach instead of for- 

 ward, and when hrought to the ground, the hind-legs 

 retrograde in the same way. 



The same principles are applicable to this as to the 

 preceding movement ; the horse being perfectly col- 

 lected, his hind-legs are already so near the central 

 point, that by raising the forehand the houghs cannot 

 move otherwise than " up and down."^ 



A horse of high mettle is easily brought to this 

 work, but it should not be tried with an inferior an- 

 imal. 



XII. Changing leg when at a canter o,t each stride. 

 This is difficult work, and the horse must have 



been often practised at changing leg to fit him fijr it. 



Before changing from stride to stride, teach the 

 horse to change at every two strides. 



It depends upon the aptitude shown by the horse, 



* The horse in raising his hind-legs cannot put them forward, for the 

 forehand is pressing him back. 



