192 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



less degree of quickness in the cadence. 

 The performance of the piaffer is not ele- 

 gant and perfect until the horse performs it 

 without repugnance, which will always be 

 the case when the forces are kept together, 

 and the position is suitable to the demands 

 of the movement. It is urgent, then, to be 

 well acquainted with the amount of force 

 necessary for the performance of the piaffer, 

 so as not to overdo it. We should above all 

 be careful to keep the horse r assemble , which, 

 of itself, will induce the movement without 

 effort. 



