VOLTES AND PIROUETTES. 97 



quarters. Of course, it rests in the 

 discretion of the rider how far the 

 horse shall turn before he brings his 

 fore -feet again to the ground, and the 

 activity of the horse, as well as his 

 balance, must be taken into considera- 

 tion in performing the pirouettes. In 

 the true pirouette the horse goes about 

 and faces the opposite direction, before 

 his fore -feet come to the ground. 



