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horse to place his near foot in front of the off, and the right 

 leg presses him np to the hand, and prevents his quarters 

 from coming too much to the right, and keeps him in the 

 proper direction ; his fore and hind feet moving on two 

 diagonal lines from one side of the manege to the other. 



In the half-passage, the horse only half-crosses his legs, 

 placing one foot in front of the other, and gaining as much 

 ground to his front as he does to his right, his fore and hind 

 feet arriving at the opposite wall or side of the manege 

 together, when he should be pressed forward for a few 

 paces, and placed for the left shoulder-in. 



The Passage. 



When the horse has been practised a few times at the 

 shoulder-in and half-passage, and the rider finds that he 

 answers the aids pretty well, he must teach him the full 

 passage. When working the right shoulder -in, the horse 

 is prepared for the right pass. To effect this, the rider 

 must feel both reins ; this will stay him for a moment, 

 making as it were a half-halt, giving him time to balance 

 himself, in order that he may change his feet ; for in work- 

 ing the right shoulder-in the horse passes his off feet in 

 front of his near, so that by easing the pressure of the right 

 leg and closing the left the stronger, the rider will cause 

 the horse to change his feet, and pass the near in front of 

 the off feet, the right rein both bending and leading. 



The rider will observe in the passage, that the inward 

 or right rein both bends and leads ; the outward or left 

 rein balances and assists the inward ; the outward or left 

 leg obliges the horse to pass his near foot in front of the 

 off, and the inward or right leg keeps him up to the hands, 

 and prevents him from taking too long a side step to the 

 right. Thus, in the right shoulder-in, the horse is bent to 

 the right and steps to the left ; but in the passage, he both 

 bends and steps to the right, following the inward or right 



