HINTS ON HORSEMANSHIP. g£ 



over indication of the right rein should be enough to 

 make his head and shoulders lead, that is, to keep them 

 more to the right than his haunches. The rider's weight 

 should be the least in the world to the right. The indi- 

 cation of the right leg should be enough to keep the horse 

 square, collected, and up to his bit; while the over indication 

 of the left leg must be strong enough to induce him to 

 cross his legs and go sideways to the right. If, during the 

 right passage, the indications of the legs are continued the 

 same, and those of the hands reversed, that is, if the tension 

 of the left rein is made stronger than that of the right, the 

 horse changes from right passage to left shoulder in ; that is, 

 he continues to cross his legs and go sideways to the right, 

 but he bends and looks to the left. As the hands alone make 

 this change, they may be said to guide here. If, from the left 

 shoulder in, the indications of the hands are continued the 

 same, and those of the legs reversed ; that is, if the pressure 

 of the right leg is made greater than that of the left, the 



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