124 Manual of Equitation and Horse Training 



haunches (action of bearing reins), shoulder in. 



Mobility of the jaw: Suppling, position of the head 

 and neck favorable to training. 



The gather: 



Application: Balance work on long and short bases. 



To change gait, and in a given gait changing speed. 



Halt, half halt, and backing. 



Gallop departs from walk, trot, halt, and backing. 

 Horse straight. 



To maintain a given gait and in this gait a given speed. 



Regulation gaits, work on long distances. 



Change of direction: The turn. 



Obedience to aids in the rank, out of doors, flexible 

 squares. 



The horse bold, straight, and light. 



Riding with one hand. 



THIRD PERIOD. 

 (June 1 to maneuvers, 2>^ months.) 



r Conditioning. 

 , . ! Confirming obedience to aids. 



UDjects ^ Application of acquired results to 



y military work. 



I. — Conditioning. 



Take up gradually the work which was cut down dur- 

 ing the period of green food. Lead the horses to sustain 

 3,500 to 4,000 yards at the gallop (10 to 12 minutes). Exe- 

 cute several road marches (20 to 25 miles in four hours). 

 Exercises on the track in preparation for charge. Gallop- 

 ing over 500 or 600 yards. 



IL — Confirming obedience to the aids. 



Same work as in the second period. Pass from work 

 in flexible squares out of doors to work of section together 

 in riding hall, cadencing and balancing the horses. Half 

 turn on haunches, on shoulders, on center of gravity. 

 Riding with one hand at all gaits and in all directions. 

 Work at will. 



III. — Application of acquired results to military work. 



The flexible squares lead to the school of the group 

 (one rank, double rank, ranks open and closed). 



