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{Note. — The third exercise should not be undertaken 

 until the horse has accomplished most of the exercises 

 of Lateral Equitation, explained in following chapters.) 



Abouts, circles, figures of eight, and serpentines are 

 exercises, named in order of difficulty, which may be un- 

 dertaken to accomplish the same result as the above 

 exercises, with greater exactness. All these exercises 

 should be practiced at the walk until proficient before 

 attempting them at the slow trot. The rider sits the 

 slow trot. 



The About on the Forehand at a Halt. — With 

 horses that are naturally impulsive and are continually 

 endeavoring to forge to the front, abouts on the forehand 

 from the halt may be practiced at this stage of the train- 

 ing. With horses of exaggerated impulsiveness it may 

 sometimes be undertaken earlier. The exercise should 

 come later for less impulsive horsesi. The movement 

 should always be completed by moving the horse straight 

 to the front. The about on the forehand should always 

 be about the inside leg as a pivot, for otherwise the move- 

 ment is a retrograde one and tends to put the horse be- 

 hin4 the bit. 



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