WHEELING AND CIRCLING. 53 



WHEELING AND CIRCLING. 

 TURNING A CORNER. 



Plates JfS, Jf7, Jf8. — The class being in line or in column of 

 fours, or more, at tlie wall, on approaching a corner, and 

 when at a distance equal to the width of the column, the out- 

 side flank commences to turn, without command, and in- 

 creases its speed, while the rider on the pivot reins in his 

 horse and turns him on his fore-quarters until, the turn be- 

 ing executed, the regular gait is resumed. The riders regu- 

 late their gait while turning according to their position in 

 line, each rider being careful to turn on a circle of a radius 

 required by his distance from the pivot, each one toward the 

 outside flank riding on a circle of a larger diameter than his 

 neighbor toward the pivot. 



If the turn is started too late, with the outside flank too 

 far into the corner, the riders on that flank will be wedged 

 in against the wall, causing discomfort, and making a bad 

 appearance and execution. 



Plate Jfi b. — When the class is in two or more ranks, while 

 the first rank is turning the corner the second rank will ap- 

 parently gain on the first, the pivot flanks of each coming 

 close together; the first will, however, regain its position 

 while the second is turning. 



In riding on a circle, each rider will hold his horse on the 

 same in the following manner: the horse being collected, 

 draw the right rein, more or less according to the size of the 

 circle, to hold the horse's head in the direction of the circle, 

 the left rein resting against the horse's neck ; keep the right 

 leg straight down, controlling the fore-quarters and prevent- 

 ing the horse from turning too much ; the left leg hold be- 

 hind the girth, controlling the hind-quarters and keeping 

 the same on the line of the circle. 



