CHAPTER VII. 



TO BACK AT THE PIAFFER. 



The means for producing a backward 

 movement in the piaffer should be appar- 

 ent to all who have read the preceding 

 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 a few 



inches to the rear of the position they 



would take in the piaffer in place. 

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