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in his place, and to prevent the croup 

 coming too far to that side. He must 

 be kept in equihbrium and at the proper 

 angle to the line of march, or the 

 movement will be awkward and uneven. 

 He will be made to traverse, at a speed 

 not faster than a w^alk, in direct hues 

 and in circles, to the right and to the 

 left, taking care that in the circles the 

 body of the horse keeps the proper 

 angle at every point in the circum- 

 ferences. 



He may then be brought to perform 

 the traverse at the jmssage, which is the 

 high step that is produced by restraining 

 the advance of the horse, and at the 

 same time demanding from him in- 

 creased action and exertion. The 

 horse being at the trot in a dii'ect line, 



