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following manner : — The trainer will 

 stand in front of the horse, and, taking 

 a snaffle-rein in each hand, in order to 

 direct the fore-hand and to fix the 

 croup, he will lead the horse about, a 

 step at a time, taking pains to keep 

 the pivot-leg as stationary as is possible 

 under such circumstances. 



He will then mount the horse and 

 put him in equilibrium. With a snaffle- 

 rein in each hand he will, if pirouetting 

 to the left, draw the horse to the left 

 with the rein of that side, fixing the 

 croup with the snaffle in the right hand. 

 The right leg will be kept close to the 

 side of the horse to prevent the croup 

 coming against it, and to keep that 

 side of the horse up in its place in the 

 movement if required. The fore-hand 



