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ing to the left in the rise and descent, a fault 

 common to all beginners who are not better in- 

 structed. 



In circling, the horse will always incline to- 

 ward the centre of the circle, with which in- 

 clination the rider's body must correspond, by 

 leaning in the same direction ; if this precaution 

 should be neglected and the horse be trotting 

 rapidly, the rider will lose her balance, and fall 

 off on the side opposite to that of the inclina- 

 tion. The distance she should lean to the right 

 or to the left must be in proportion to the size of 

 the circle that is being passed over, and also to 

 the inward bearing of the horse's body. Should 

 the circle be small and the gait rapid, the in- 

 clination of the rider's body will have to be 

 considerable to enable her to maintain her seat 

 and keep in unison with the horse. If the cir- 

 cle be large, say eighty feet in diameter, the in- 

 clination will be slight. 



In order to circle to the right, when holding a 

 curb and a snaffle rein in each hand, the pupil 

 must collect her horse by the aid of curb, leg, 

 and whip, as already explained, and start him 

 forward on the snaffle, holding the right rein 

 a little lower than the left, and drawing it 

 enough to enable her to see plainly the corner 

 of his right eye ; the reins must be held stead- 



