HORSEMANSHIP. 51 



fectly familiarized with the different chang- 

 ings of the hand, also with the helps which 

 you draw as much from this part as from the 

 legs, and as you know how to adapt your atti- 

 tudes and movements to those of the horse. 



You will require a more free and length- 

 ened trot, in proportion to the progress you 

 will make, and you will pass to the following 

 exercises when you will be sufficiently ad- 

 vanced. 



Of the trot upon the circle* 



This lesson is extremely useful, to confirm 

 a beginner in the two former lessons, and to 

 learn him more and more to become master 

 of all the movements of his horse. 



After having gone through some tracks, 

 and exercised some changings of hand, at 

 first on the walk, then on the trot, upon a 

 straight line, always, however, without stir- 

 rups or spurs, you will return him to a walk, 

 and you will bring back the hand, without 

 stopping, till you feel slightly the right rein, 

 in order to bend the head, the neck, and 

 the shoulders of the horse a little inwards, 

 and the leg outwards ; you will push him af- 



