THE FIGURES OF MANEGE 



right hand, since all turns are to be made to the 

 right. This arrangement follows from the confused 

 ideas of the lateral equitation and from the princi- 

 ples developed by Baucher for changes of direction. 



The scientific equitation, on the other hand, pre- 

 scribes that, in riding at the right hand, the two 

 reins of the bit and the right rein of the snaffle shall 

 be in the right hand and the left snaffle rein in the 

 left, for all movements in diagonal, that is to say, 

 at walk and trot. But for movements at the gallop, 

 the curb reins are to be transferred to the left hand 

 and only the snaffle rein held in the right, because 

 the gallop is a lateral gait. 



When riding at the right hand, the horseman may 

 change hand by means of a great variety of move- 

 ments changes in width, in length, in diagonal, 

 the half-volte, or the reversed half-volte, all of 

 which will be discussed shortly. All changes of hand 

 are, however, really nothing but changes of direc- 

 tion. But since in reversing the side which is toward 

 the center of the ring, there has to be also a revers- 

 ing of the position of the reins in the hands, changes 

 of direction have come to be called changes of hand. 



THE CIRCLE 



THE circle is a figure of manege executed near the 

 center of the ring by a single horseman, or by sev- 

 eral horsemen following one another. This figure 

 may also be executed on a road, a piste, or a field. 

 The ancient equitation and that of the Middle 



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