110 CAVALRY HORSEMANSHIP 



when he moves bent to the right ; and on the " left 

 shoulder-in " when he moves bent to the left. 



No matter the hand to which the rider is working, 

 or the part of the school he is in, the horse can thus be 

 placed and work indifferently either on the right or 

 left shoulder-in. 



The movement is carried out at the command — 

 *' Right shoulder-in — Go large." " Left shoulder-in — 

 Go large." 



To place the horse on the right shoulder-in, for 

 instance^ and to work him in the most favourable 

 position, the rider removes the shoulders from the 

 line being followed by an action of the right opened 

 rein strengthened by the leg of the same side, and 

 thus starts the horse turning. Immediately the horse 

 is in this oblique and circular position, the rider con- 

 tinues in the direction previously being followed, whilst 

 keeping the horse bent in the form of a crescent. The 

 right rein now becomes the indirect rein of opposition, 

 acts in the direction of the left quarter, and affects the 

 whole body of the horse, which it curves and presses 

 forward, and to the left. 



The right leg, by closing in near the girths, assists 

 the movement by also displacing the quarters to the 

 left. The left hand first yields and then limits the 

 bend of the neck, and then strengthens the action of 

 the right rein, by also drawing the forehand forward, 

 and to the left ; the left leg, which is closed in against 

 the girth, maintains the forward movement. This 

 movement gives the horse the greatest suppleness and 

 freedom in all parts of the body. 



It creates — 



1. Freedom of the shoulders, obedience to the hand, 

 and consequently lightness of the forehand. 



