CHAPTER XVIII 

 MOBILIZATIONS MOUNTED 



THE "in hand" obtained by the series of flexions 

 with the horse standing still has not yet trained 

 the animal to move its limbs while still keeping 

 the head and mouth in the "in hand" position. If, 

 therefore, the rider now tries to send the horse 

 forward, "in hand," the four legs, not being trained 

 to move properly in that position, will become 

 disunited into twos or threes. The problem is, 

 therefore, by means of the pirouettes, to educate 

 the horse to be still further under the rider 's control, 

 the effects acting, at first, separately, the fore legs 

 under the direction of the hand, the hind legs under 

 the direction of the legs, and later, united, collected, 

 assembled under the direction of both hands and 

 legs. 



The mobilization of the hind legs is obtained by 

 means of the reversed pirouette, obtained either by 

 lateral or direct effect. 



The horse, being mounted and kept standing 

 and "in hand," the trainer will ask the movement 

 from left to right by the effects of the left snaffle 

 rein and of the left leg against the flank. Mean- 

 while, the reins of the bit will keep the horse "in 

 hand" and standing nearly still on its front legs. 



In other words, the left snaffle rein draws the 



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