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grace and facility with which the horse 

 will execute all movements. 



Pirouettes on the Fore-hand, 



The horse, saddled and bridled, will 

 be taken to some retired spot. The 

 riding-school is, of course, the best 

 place for these lessons, but any smooth 

 ground will answer, where there is 

 nothing to distract his attention. 



It is intended that the horse shall 



carry his croup around his fore-hand, 



the outside fore-leg acting as the pivot 



in the movement. The trainer will 



stand at the shoulder of the horse, and, 



if the first movement is to be made to 



the right, on the near side of the 



horse. 



With his left hand he will take both 



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