THE PASSAGE 



this case, the right front leg and the left hind leg 

 operated by the right diagonal effect; that is to say, 

 by the opposition of the right rein and the attack of 

 the left spur. The right diagonal biped is now up. 

 Then follows the opposition of the left rein and the 

 attack of the right spur, which force the right diag- 

 onal biped to return to the ground before the left 

 diagonal biped can be raised. The left diagonal bi- 

 ped now lifts by the same effects as the right and 

 in the same cadence, and we have two steps of 

 the passage. Again, right rein and left spur, and 

 the left diagonal biped returns to the ground as the 

 other lifts. Once more comes the left rein and the 

 right spur, the bipeds reverse, and we have four 

 steps of the passage. 



The essential means are, evidently, the attacks of 

 the spurs. At the first touch, the horse is surprised. 

 At the second, the surprise is increased. At the 

 third, the animal becomes worried. At the fourth, 

 he is very near to a revolt, because he does not un- 

 derstand what his rider asks. If now the rider con- 

 tinues the attacks, the horse will be driven into a 

 complete revolt. The spurs will bleed him. He has 

 no idea what it all means. This will be utter brutal- 

 ity, without the slightest chance of success. 



Sometimes the animal, all at sea as to what is 

 wanted of him, goes crazy. As Fillis expresses it, 

 "He plays his all, and completely loses his head." 

 In that condition, he maybe dangerous, not only at 

 the time, but for the future. One must, therefore, 



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