200 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



tions, that a difference in the dispositions of 

 the subjects render necessary, I persist in 

 saying that there are no horses whose edu 

 cation ought not to be completed, by my 

 method, in the space which I designate. I 

 mean here, that this time is sufficient to give 

 the forces of the horse the fitness necessary 

 for executing all the movements ; the finish 

 of education depends finally on the nicety of 

 the rider s touch. In fact, my method has 

 the advantages of recognizing no limits to 

 the progress of equitation; and there is no 

 performance, equestrianly possible, that a 

 horseman, w r ho understands properly apply 

 ing my principles, cannot make his horse 

 execute. I am about to give a convincing 

 proof in support of this assertion, by ex 

 plaining the sixteen new figures of the 

 manege which I have added to the collec 

 tion of the old masters. 



