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right, to give an easy and graceful 

 carriao;e to the liorse in the movement. 



Pirouettes on the Choup. 



In these movements the fore-hand will 

 go about the croup, the inner hind-leg 

 being the pivot. To show the horse 

 what is expected of him, a few lessons 

 should be given, on foot, in the 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 w^ill 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 



