I 1 6 ROAD, PARK, AND SCHOOL 



CHAPTER XILLO W PIROUETTES TRA VERSING 

 AT THE WALK DEMI-VOLTES. 



THE rider will make the horse perform a low pirou- 

 ette to the right (that is, a movement of the fore- 

 hand about the right hind-leg as a pivot), by placing 

 the animal with its left side nearest a wall, and 

 bringing it 'in hand/ Then, increasing the pres- 

 sure of the legs until the horse is about to move 

 forward, he will lead the forehand to the right by 

 means of the direct rein of the snaffle bit, and, with 

 the bridle hand carried to the right, aid the right 

 hand by the pressure of the left curb rein against 

 the opposite or left side of the neck of the horse. 

 Both reins will work together to measure the move- 

 ment of the forehand to the right, by being carried 

 more or less to the right as the forehand moves too 

 little or too much ; and, when necessary, the tension 

 to the rear to fix the croup should be made by both 

 the indirect curb and direct snaffle reins, so that the 

 horse will come to answer all the indications of the 

 curb reins when they are employed without the 

 snaffle. 



