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as it were, more delicate ; to give to the hands and 

 legs an independence relative to the movement of 

 the body ol' the man, and of the horse ; but the results 

 obtained are nevertheless mostly negative, a sort of 

 inertia. What we are concerned with obtaining now, 

 is an independence, productive of energy, giving the 

 aids an active intelligence, and, later on, bringing 

 about the desired movement. 



The work of the instructor who has arrived at this 

 stage of training, consists in making and multiplying 

 for the young horseman occasions for the employment 

 of the aids, and in teaching him to appl}^ them in an 

 exact and precise manner, separately at first, and 

 then in combination. 



(a) The pupil, holding the reins separated in the 

 two hands, is told to use, in simple movements, firstly 

 the effects of opening the rein, then the effects of the 

 indirect rein, followed by the opposition effects, whilst 

 completely slackening the rein which does not determine 

 the movement. 



Example : — 



" By the right opened rein, turn to the right." 



" By the indirect right rein, turn sharply to the 



left." 

 " By the left direct rein of opposition, half turn 



to the left," etc., etc. 



(b) He is then taught, in combined movements, 

 to substitute the effects of opening the rein for the 

 effects of opposition, or indirect effects for the effects 

 of opening the direct rein. 



(c) When this exercise of the hands separately is 

 well understood, and well done, one should teach, 

 with the same movements, and with the same pro- 

 gression, the use of both reins, brought into harmony, 



