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111 the same way the horse will then be 

 made to complete the circle, pivoting on 

 the croup, to the right and to the left, 

 the outside leg being brought up as the 

 balance requires its support. After the 

 horse will perform these pirouettes on 

 the snaffle-bit, the curb will be used at 

 the finish of the movement, and then the 

 curb-bit, the reins carried in the hand 

 to which the horse turns, w^ll be used. 

 Finally, the horse will be made to do the 

 pirouettes to either side, with the curb- 

 reins carried in the left hand. To make 

 the pirouettes on the haunches neatly and 

 quickly, the forces of the fore-hand will 

 be well carried back, so that the horse 

 will rise off the ground in making the 

 face about. The hind-leg on the inside 

 is to be the pivot, and the other hind-leg 



