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CHAPTEK VII. 



TO BACK AT THE PIAFFER. 



The means for producing a backward 

 movement in the piaffer should be ap- 

 parent to all who have read the pre- 

 ceding pages, but great tact and discretion 

 are required, and perfect concord must 

 exist between horse and rider. 



When two legs of the horse are raised 

 in one of the steps of the piaffer, the 

 hand will carry the balanced mass to the 

 rear, and they will come to the ground 



