CHANGES OF DIRECTION. 



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keeping on two tracks for the whole time. At the canter, 

 this movement requires two changes of leg, the first in the 

 middle of the school, and the second at the wall. If the rider is 

 going on the right, as in Fig. 30, he will begin at the canter 

 with the off fore leading. Having arrived at the centre of the 



Fig. 30. — Counter-change of hand. 



school, he will make the horse change, and canter with the 

 near fore leading, up to the wall, where he will make him 

 change to the off fore. We can see that in the counter-change 

 of hand there is no change of hand. 



In a like manner we describe circles and figures of 8 in the 

 middle of the school. This is the best kind of work for sup- 



