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ceived the like gifts from nature, to have 

 regular movements, if art did not lend him 

 its aid. 



Q. What do you mean by rassemhier ? 



A, The reunion of forces at the centre of 

 gravity. 



Q. Can we rassemhier the horse that does 

 not contain himself under the attaques ? 



A. This is altogether impossible ; the legs 

 would be insufficient to counterbalance the 

 effects of the hand. 



Q. At what time ought we to rassemhier 

 the horse ? 



A. When the ramener is complete. 



Q. Of what service is the rassemhier? 



A. To obtain without difficulty everything 

 of a complicated nature in horsemanship. 



Q. In what does the piaffer consist ? 



A. In the graceful position of the body 

 and the harmonized precision of movements 

 in the legs and feet. 



