THE HORSEMAN'S MANUAL. 37 



Right Shoulder-in. 



As I have described how the horse ought to be placed, 

 in order to commence the right shoulder-in, I will now ex- 

 plain the aids to work it. 



In the first place, the rider should be very careful that 

 his hands and legs act together, or he will confuse and 

 disturb the horse : they are to balance and assist each 

 other. 



In this lesson the left or outward rein raises the horse's 

 forehand, and leads him away to the left, the right rein 

 bends him, and causes him to yield his mouth to the right 

 or inward hand, the pressure of the right leg obliges him to 

 cross his legs, by passing his off feet in front of his near ; 

 the left leg being closed, keeps him up to the hands, and 

 prevents him taking too long a side step to the left ; it also 

 obliges him to step up to the hand and face his bridle ; the 

 shoulders should be kept well leading : thus the horse being 

 raised in front with his haunches under him, and balanced 

 between the rider's hands and legs, is bent to the right, but 

 stepping sideways to the left, his fore and hind feet moving 

 on two parallel lines, the hind feet one yard from the wall, 

 or outside of the manege ; for should the horse get his hind 

 feet too close to the wall, he would not have room to pass 

 one foot in front of the other without striking his hocks, 

 which might cause the injury termed capped hocks ; but the 

 rider's outward or left leg should prevent this, by being 

 closed strong enough to keep him up to the hand. This 

 lesson should be worked very slowly. 



For the left shoulder-in, the aids must be reversed : that 

 is, the right rein raises the horse's forehand and leads him 

 away to the right, and the left rein bends him ; the left leg 

 makes him cross his legs, and the right keeps him up to 

 the hand. 



