1 82 VOLTES AND PIROUETTES. 



After the horse will carry the forehand 

 about the croup, to the right or left, with 

 the snaffle-bit, without the support of the 

 wall, the rider will bring him into equilib- 

 rium with the curb, and with the reins of 

 that bit held in one hand will carry back 

 the forces of the forehand, and turn that 

 part, so lightened and raised, about the 

 croup ; using the outside spur, if necessary, 

 to govern the hind-quarters. 



Of course, it rests in the discretion of 

 the rider how far the horse shall turn be- 

 fore he brings his fore-feet again to the 

 ground, and the activity of the horse, as 

 well as his balance, must be taken into 

 consideration 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. 



