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first be told to balance their horses, so that the xveight 

 is equally distributed between the forehand and hind- 

 quarters, making both of them light, and then when the 

 horse's energy is thus collected between the rider's legs, 

 so that the horse is neither behind the hand nor in 

 front of it, but lightly on it, they can easily rouse that 

 energy and pass it into the right part of their horse's 

 bodies by means of the aids, when they are told what 

 to do. The energy is collected between the rider's 

 legs, and the hands let it pass forward or direct it 

 backwards or to either side. 



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