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can therefore use it without fear with all horses, except 

 those that are behind the hand. 



The result sought for is to raise the forehand and 

 consequently to lower the hindquarters without 

 checking the pace. 



(c) The zigzag or broken line, the serpentine, 

 the circle. — When the turns are demanded by the 

 reins only, acting on the forehand, they not only 

 supple the shoulders, but they equally favour the 

 engagement of the hind legs. These same movements, 

 when the leg presses the quarters to the outside, give 

 great mobility to the hindquarters ; it is therefore 

 necessary, when they are used, to know what one 

 wants, and to carry them out with a view to the 

 result desired. 



The search for mobility in the hindquarters aims 

 at keeping the horse on a straight line and in making 

 turning easy. There resides in the hindquarters, 

 together with all the impulsive power, the source of 

 nearly all the resistances, and consequently, if one 

 wishes to overcome these resistances, the obedience 

 of the hindquarters must be prompt and absolute, and 

 show itself by the strict obedience to the leg. 



(d) The half-volt, made more and more closely, 

 draws the hind legs more and more under the body. 

 The half-turn on the quarters, which is the limit, gives 

 the last degree of this engagement. 



The half-volt on the forehand, made more and 

 more closely, helps to mobilize the hindquarters. The 

 half -turn on the shoulders, which is its limit, gives 

 absolute mobility to the hindquarters, which turn round 

 the forehand. 



(e) Canter with the wrong leg leading. — The rider 

 trains the horse to canter on a circle, leading with 



