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position, by drawing lightly on the bit; 

 after that, if he wishes to execute the move- 

 ment to the right, he will carry the left leg 

 back behind the girths and fix it near the 

 flanks of the animal, until the croup yields 

 to this pressure. The rider will at the 

 same time make the left snaffle-rein felt, 

 proportioning the effect of the rein to the 

 resistance which is opposed to it. Of these 

 two forces, thus transmitted by the left leg 

 and the rein of the same side, the first is 

 intended to combat the resistance, and the 

 second, to determine the movement. The 

 rider should content himself in the begin- 

 ning with making the croup execute one or 

 two steps only sideways. (Plate XIII.) 



2. The croup having acquired more faci- 

 lity in moving, we can continue the move- 

 ment so as to complete reversed pirouettes 

 to the right and the left.* As soon as the 



* See note, page 117. 



