EAKLY EDUCATION^ OF THE HORSE. 79 



the horse is standing peri3endicularly to the line of the 

 moYement, and it is intended to traverse to the right, the 

 rider will make the croup pass one step to the left, which 

 will bring him into proper position for traversing in the 

 opposite direction. The resistance of the shoulders will 

 be overcome by the right rein, and the left leg will cause 

 the horse to step off to the right, the two aids demand- 

 ing the position and the movement, the right leg being 

 ready to assist in keeping the horse up in his place, and 

 to prevent the croup coming too far to that side. He 

 must be kept in equilibrium 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 walk, in direct lines 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 circumferences. 



He may then be brought to perform the traverse at 

 the passage, which is the high step that is produced by 

 restraining the advance of the horse, and at the same 

 time demanding from him increased action and exertion. 

 The horse being at the trot in a direct line, the rider 

 will induce the action of the passage by the pressure of 

 the legs, alternately as the horse raises the opposite fore- 

 leg, and by restraining with the hand any increase of 

 speed ; then with the direct rein and opposite leg the 

 horse will be made to traverse, the high step of the pas- 

 sage being retained in the movement by accentuating the 

 pressure of the opposite spur as the horse raises the fore- 

 leg on the side to which he is passing. The heel of the 

 rider on the side to which the movement tends will be 



