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the movement, the hand being then carried to the 

 right, so that the left curb rein will act against the 

 left side of the neck of the horse and give the 

 indirect indication of the curb. The rider must 

 recollect that in all turns and pirouettes the shoulder 

 of the side to which the turn is made must be retired 

 more or less, depending in extent upon the abrupt- 

 ness of the turn and the vigour with which it is 

 made. 



In a similar manner the horse will be practised 

 in the low pirouette to the left, the head of the 

 horse being slightly bent to the left, the left hind- 

 leg acting as pivot, the right leg of the rider acting 

 to hold the croup in place, and to bring up the right 

 hind-leg of the horse when necessary. 



The low pirouette prepares the horse for the pir- 

 otiette volte, and confirms the animal in many of the 

 indications of the hand ; but before the more difficult 

 movements are attempted, the exercises upon two 

 paths should be thoroughly practised. 



The horse should now be ridden in the travel's 

 and in the renvers, in the walk and in the united 

 trot, both to the right and to the left, upon straight 

 lines and upon circles, half-circles, and in other 

 fiofures, chano-ino- from travers to renvers, and from 

 renvers to travers, the proper bend of the head 

 being always demanded, and the diagonal position 



