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Q. Is there more than one kind of 

 piaffer ? 



A. Two ; the slow and the precipitate. 



Q. Which is to be preferred of these two ? 



A. The slow piaffer, since it is only when 

 this is obtained that the equilibrium is per- 

 fect. 



Q. Ought we make a horse piaffe that 

 will not bear the rasseinbler ? 



A. No ; for that would be to step out of 

 the logical gradation that alone can give 

 certain results. Besides, the horse that has 

 not been brought forward by this chain of 

 principles, would only execute with trouble 

 and ungracefulness what we ought to accom- 

 plish with pleasure and dignity. 



Q. Are all riders alike suited to conquer 

 all the difficulties, and seize all the effects of 

 touch ? 



A. As intelligence is the starting point, for 

 obtaining every result in horsemanship, all 



