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well under the mass, and inviting the forehand to 

 rise with the reins. Before \}i\.Q. pesade is attempted 

 the horse must be thoroughly suppled, or the effort 

 to obtain the movement would simply cause the 

 horse to throw out its nose and stiffen itself in 

 rearing. 



The Curvet is a leap from the hind-legs, the 

 horse rising, as in the pesade, and, after leaving the 

 ground, receiving the weight upon the fore-legs. It 

 may be demanded from the pesade, the piciff, the 

 passage, or the school gallop by collecting the forces 

 and supporting the forehand until the weight is 

 taken by the croup, and by then demanding impetus 

 from the hind-quarters while the hand gives the 

 forehand liberty. 



The Crotipade is a movement in which the horse 

 rises as in the pesade but higher ; when the spring 

 into air is given the hind-legs are drawn up towards 

 the belly, in answer to a stroke of the whip delivered 

 behind the girths, and the horse comes to the 

 ground with all four feet planted as nearly at the 

 same time as possible. The crottpade is sometimes 

 performed by supporting the forehand, so that when 

 the spring is given from the hind-legs the weight is 

 again received by them before the forehand comes 

 to the ground. 



The croitpade is obtained from some slow and 



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