THE REASONED EQUITATION 



the movement are asked by means of the whip. 

 (Figure 16.) 



The reversed pirouette in diagonal belongs to 

 the scientific equitation, and will be taken up with 

 that subject. 



THE DIRECT PIROUETTE 



THE direct pirouette, usually termed simply the 

 pirouette, is the first movement for mobilizing 

 the front hand. Assuming for convenience of 

 description that the movement is toward the left, 

 the action is as follows: 



The left hind leg becomes the chief support of 

 the hind hand, while the right hind foot, as in the 

 reversed pirouette, passes in front of it to the left. 

 Then, in its turn, the left rear foot, without in the 

 least altering its place on the ground, turns on 

 the same spot to face in the new direction. These 

 two alternate, the right foot really stepping round 

 the left. 



Meanwhile, the right fore foot passes in front of 

 the left, thus crossing the fore legs. As soon as this 

 has taken the weight, the left fore foot moves off 

 to the left, and restores the first relation. In this 

 manner the fore hand walks round the left hind foot. 

 For movement in the other direction, everything is, 

 of course, reversed. 



To obtain this pirouette to the left, the trainer 

 stands on the horse's right side, as for the reversed 

 pirouette, facing to the rear. In his right hand he 



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