RIDING AND TRAINING. I I 7 



The first object will be to make the forehand take 

 one step to the right, while the right hind-leg re- 

 mains immoveable. By gradually advanced lessons 

 the horse will be made to move the forehand about 

 the right hind-leg as a pivot, until the horse is 

 brought to face the direction opposite to that from 

 which it began the movement. The left leg of the 

 rider will be held close to the side of the horse, to 

 keep the croup from going over, and to bring the 

 left hind-leg up to its place as the body wheels on 

 the right hind-leg as the pivot. The head of the 

 horse should be kept slightly bent in the direction 

 the forehand follows. (Fig. 23.) The right 

 hand, acting with the right snaffle rein, will in- 

 augurate, govern, and maintain the movement of 

 the forehand, but the left hand, bearing the reins 

 to the right, should support the snaffle by the 

 action of the left or opposite curb rein, so that 

 the horse may learn to obey the indications of 

 the latter. The force of the snaffle will be gradually 

 lessened, until the horse carries the forehand about 

 the right hind-leg as a pivot by means of the left, 

 or opposite, curb rein alone, as it is pressed against 

 the left side of the neck of the horse. 



The horse may then be made to perform the 

 movement away from the wall, and to carry the 

 forehand in a complete circle about the croup, 



