MOVEMENTS IN FILE. 



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each rider having a space of at least three feet be- 

 tween the head of her horse and the tail of the one 

 in front of her, the heads of the leaders' horses being 

 about six feet from the corner of the school. While 

 the columns are standing still, the teacher should 

 explain distinctly the difference between distance and 

 interval, and he had better be on foot at the end of 

 the school, facing the columns. 



By " distance " is meant the space between the tail 

 of one horse and the head of the next in the column. 



** Interval " is the space between two horses who 

 are standing or going forward on parallel lines. 



All movements are executed singly or in file: in 

 the first case each pupil goes through the movement, 

 without regard to the others ; in the second, the 

 pupils execute the movement in turn after the leaders 

 of the column. 



A movement in file, once known, may be repeated 

 individually, but only at a walk in the beginning, 

 in order to insure attention. The columns should 

 both be on the right hand ; consequently the head 

 of one will be opposite the end of the other as 

 they are drawn up on their respective sides. First 

 order : 



I. Prepaj^e to go forward. — 2. Go forward. 



When the final word of command is given, the pu- 

 pils will advance simultaneously, each one using the 

 same effects as if she w^ere alone, and being careful 

 to preserve the correct distance. 



