CHAPTER VI. 



THE PIAFFER. 



The plaffer Is simply the passage with- 

 out advancing ; and the horse will be 

 brought to perform It by giving him the 

 action of the passage and then preventing 

 him from gaining ground by carrying back 

 the forces of the forehand with the bit. 



At first the rein and spur will act at 



each step, as in the passage, but after the 



horse has acquired the action it will only 



be necessary to keep him light in front and 



to use a gentle pressure of the rider s leg 

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