TRAINING 109 



aids, is a movement which is applicable in the manage- 

 ment of the horse, when either ridden by himself or in 

 a troop. 



When the horse is walking with the wall on the left, 

 the side movement is obtained by the left rein and leg, 

 which act by pressing the shoulders and quarters 

 towards the right, the horse is then bent to the side 

 opposite to that to which he is directed. 



In this movement the shoulders and quarters travel 

 over two parallel tracks, so that in moving to the right, 

 the near fore and the near hind cross in front of the other 

 legs, and the reverse w^hen moving to the left. 



In training, the side movement is useful to bring 

 the horse to understand the effects produced by the 

 combined aids, and, in addition, it is an excellent 

 exercise for the j^oung horse. The rider should only 

 demand this movement down the centre of the school, 

 or when working across it diagonally, and only for a 

 relatively short time. When carried out on the track 

 near the wall, the side movement has the incon- 

 venience of getting the horse in the way of guiding 

 himself by the wall, instead of obeying the aids. 

 Besides, it frequently happens that the horse, not being 

 able to pass the outside leg in front of the inside leg 

 for fear of hitting it against the wall, passes this leg 

 behind the other, which does not give the desired 

 result. 



If, by a stronger action of the aids, the rider 

 slightly increases the displacement of the forehand, 

 in respect of the hindquarters, the horse changes from 

 the exercise of the side movement to that of the 

 " shoulder-in.'' 



The horse is said to be on the " right shoulder-in " 

 (inside of the arc of a circle formed by the spine) 



