1 68 TRAVERSING IN THE PASSAGE. 



action of the passage upon a direct line, 

 and will, upon arriving at the point where 

 he Intends to begin traversing, keep the 

 forehand at the same rate of speed, while 

 he forces the croup to take, by extended 

 strides, the proper position to the line of 

 movement. 



The action of the passage and the 

 traversing will be kept up by accentuated 

 pressures of the opposite spur, given as 

 the horse raises the fore-leg of the side 

 to which he moves ; the inside leg of the 

 rider will be held close to the flank to keep 

 the croup in place and prevent the horse 

 falling back from the line of march. The 

 hand will lead and direct the forehand, 

 and by the play of the direct rein will 

 maintain the lightness of that part and 

 carry the head of the horse In the direction 



