84 THE ART OF 



Ballotade. Air of the manege. It is a 

 high leap, in which the horse, having his 

 feet in the air at an equal height, presents 

 the shoes of his back feet as if he wished to 

 kick, without in the mean while slackening 

 the kicking. See Capriole. 



Battre al la Jiiain, to beat the hand. See 

 Hand. 



Brouiller au cheval. Is said of a rider 

 who, not knowing how to harmonize the 

 movements of the hand with those of the legs, 

 confuses his horse, that he does not know 

 which help to obey. 



Cadence. Regular and heard measure 

 that the horse observes in his movements. 

 It is said of a horse that he sustains, or does 

 not sustain, his cadence ; that he loses or pre- 

 serves his cadence. 



Capriole. Air of the manege. It is a 

 leap analogous to the ballotade, with this dif- 

 ference, that the horse being in the air, 

 slackens the throw, with the quickness of 

 lightning, and with all his force. 



To confirm a horse in the air of a manege, 

 a gait, a lesson. It is to continue him in it 

 until he is perfectly trained. 



Courhette. Air of the manege in which 



