RIDING AND TRAINING. I 1 9 



the right snaffle rein will be gradually discarded, 

 and the curb reins will govern the forehand in the 

 movement. (Fig. 14.) 



The pirouettes to the left will be made in the same 

 manner by means of the corresponding aids. 



Traversing is the movement in which the horse 

 passes to either side (at the walk, trot, passage, 

 terre-a-terre, or gallop) upon two paths, the forehand 

 following one, the hind-quarters, slightly retired, the 

 other. (Fig. 22.) The lessons in head and croup 

 to the wall have prepared the horse for the traverse, 

 but before the animal is required to perform it at a 

 pace faster than a walk it will be necessary to confirm 

 it in the indications of the curb bit. It must be 

 understood that in traversing, the head of the horse 

 must be slightly bent in the direction in which 

 it moves, and that the forehand is a step in ad- 

 vance of the croup, so that the body of the 

 horse is out of the perpendicular with regard to the 

 line of march. The head to the wall will first 

 be demanded in traversing. (See DIAGRAM.) The 

 rider will place the horse facing the wall and 

 straight from it. The croup will then be made to 

 take a step to the left, and the horse will be in a 

 position to traverse to the right. Bringing the 

 horse in hand, the rider will lead the forehand off 

 to the right, by the direct snaffle rein, seconded by 



