38 EFFECT OF INDICATIONS. [CHAP. 



Canter, niceties which I am puzzled to explain. If the retaining 



right turn, 



right pass. an( j ur gi n g indications are given, but the right rein is felt 

 the strongest, which is the guiding indication of the hand 

 to the right, and the left leg is pressed the strongest, 

 which is the guiding indication of the leg to the right, the 

 horse should either turn to the right, or canter with the 

 right leg, or he should pass, that is, cross his legs and go 

 sideways to the right, hending and looking to the right. 

 When the same indications are given it seems monstrous 

 to require the horse to discover which of three different 

 movements is required of him. In practice the skilful 

 horseman finds no difficulty in making himself clear to 

 his horse, by different modifications of the indications, 

 and of the position of his weight. In theory I can give 

 no rules for it short enough to be read. 



When the horse is passing to the right, if the indi- 

 cations of the legs are continued the same and those of 

 hands reversed, that is, if the left rein is felt stronger 



Left than the right, the horse changes from right pass to " left 



shoulder in. 



. shoulder in " (in towards the centre of the school) that is, 



