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from a right-hand circle to a left-hand one and does 

 not at once change legs and lead with the inner one, 

 as he is liable to cross his legs and come down. It 

 will be necessary to decide on the quickest and best 

 way of accomplishing this important part of the 

 horse's education. He may be taught either to 

 strike off on a particular leg when given certain 

 indications, and thus be made handy on both, or he 

 may be worked on the circle with the awkward leg 

 leading, the circle being gradually enlarged until he 

 gets into the way of using this leg on the straight, 

 after which it will be easy to teach him to change. 



Having got the animal to canter on either leg, he 

 may soon be taught to change legs by the movement 

 of the rider's body, by working him on a large fig- 

 ure-of-eight. Let us, for example, take it that we 

 are riding on the first circle to the right; at the point 

 where we wish to enter the second circle the body 

 should be swung to the left, and at the same time 

 the right rein and right leg applied. The horse 

 should be given a good kick with the right heel, and 

 if this does not have the required effect he should 

 be sharply rapped on the right side with the cane. 

 Very soon the indications given by the hand and leg 



