76 HO W TO RIDE 



shoulders will be overcome by the right 

 rein, and the left leg will cause the horse 

 to step off to the right, the tw^o aids 

 demanding the position and the move- 

 ment, 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 w-ill be awkward 

 and uneven. He will be made to traverse, 

 at a speed not faster than a w^alk, 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 cir- 

 cumferences ; and that his head is bent 

 in the direction he follows. 



He may tlien be brought to perform 



