APPENDIX 



Baucher 



In his younger days Baucher had great leg and arm 

 power, and as he used a good deal of force, he found 

 that his legs had to counteract the excessive action of 

 the hands, and vice versa. Later in life he met with 

 an accident, which deprived him of the use of his legs 

 to some extent, and being dependent on his hands for 

 the control of his horse, he set himself to discover how 

 he might secure obedience to the hand by actions of 

 the hand, which did not bruise the horse's mouth ; and 

 he hit upon what he called vibrations and demi-arrets. 

 He then trained his horses entirely with the hand, 

 using his spurs merely to stimulate the horse's energy, 

 and to send impulses forward for the hand to work on ; 

 and whilst using his legs he ceased the active work of 

 the hand, as he found that if he used both legs and 

 hands at the same time the horse stopped instead of 

 going forward with greater energy. Out of this came 

 his teaching of " Mains sans jambes et jambes sans 

 mains," and his attainment of a much higher form of 

 collection from his horse, which instead of, as before, 

 being collected between the bit and the rider's legs, 

 was collected between the bit and his own hind legs, 

 as is the case when a lady rides, or when a horse 

 is animated to his utmost in harness. The rider's legs 

 begin by exciting the horse to go forward keenly and 



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