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CHAPTER VIL RIDING IN THE SNAFFLE 

 (Continued). 



THE HEAD AND CROUP TO THE WALL- 

 SHOULDER IN THE GALLOP. 



THE head and croup to the wall are the prepara- 

 tory exercises for traversing ; and these side move- 

 ments, with ' the shoulder-in/ teach the rider's hand 

 and heel to work in unison, make the horse answer 

 every gradation of the aids promptly, and are the 

 groundwork for the gallop and the pirouettes. 



First, of the head to the wall. The rider will bring 

 his horse to face the wall, to which the body should 

 be perpendicular. Then, the horse having been 

 collected, the forehand will be held in place, and the 

 croup will be made to take one step to the left, so 

 that the horse will be prepared to pass to the right 

 upon two paths, the forehand upon that which is 

 nearest the wall, the hind-quarters, slightly retired, 

 upon the other. Holding the reins separated, and 

 the whip point down in the left hand, the rider will 

 lead the forehand along its path by the right rein, 



