46 EQUITATION AND HORSE TRAINING. 



Two track work at a slow trot. — ^All two track exer- 

 cises should be repeated at a slow trot. Such work, with 

 the haunches set diagonally, develops rapid progress in 

 young horses. ** 



a After the young horses have been sufficiently trained to execute 

 two track movements for several steps and the instructor desires to 

 have such movements discontinued simultaneously, he commands: 

 '^As you were.'" In order to study the progress and faults of the indi- 

 vidual horse and rider the instructor causes members of the squad to 

 execute in succession a given movement by the use of the preliminary 

 command: First trooper. Thus, with the squad marching on the diago- 

 nal of the hall the instructor commands: (1) First trooper; (2) Haunches 

 right, in time to add (3) March, when the leading trooper is at about 

 6 yards from the track. Each trooper in succession executes the move- 

 ment on the same ground and the instructor places himself where he 

 can closely observe details. 



