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The ©utward Shoulder and Leg never could have been 

 brought in, without pafTing over or croffing the inner Leg 

 and Shoulder ; this is the Adion which the outward Leg 

 iliould conftantly perform through the whole Change. In 

 order to arrive at a juft Execution of this, you flioiild be able: 

 to feel which Feet are off the Ground, and which are 

 upon it. If the inner Leg is in the Air, and the Horfe is 

 ready to put it to the Ground, raife your Hand, and carry 

 it in infendbly, and your Horfe will be oblig'd to advance, 

 his outward Leg and Shoulder, which muft by this means, 

 crofs the inner Leg and Shoulder whether he will or no. 



It is not fufficicnt for the Horfe to crofs his Legs only one- 

 over the other, he muft go forward likewife at the fame time, 

 becaufe in making the Change large, his Feet fhould defcribe 

 two- diagonal Lines. — It is of Importance therefore, that the ^ 



fame Attention be had to the inner as the outward Leg-, for f 



it is by the means of his Legs only that he can advance. It v 



is true that you fliould endeavour to make him go forward! ^■=^^^>'^*«' 

 by putting back your Body, and yielding your Hand ; but ^'*^ ^ r-^frj 

 if he wojf t obey thefc Aids, you muft make ufe of the Calfs 

 of your Legs, aiding more ftrongly with your. Left-leg whcrt/^^^'^ '^'^ <^^ 

 you are going to the Riglit-hand, and more ftrongly with 

 your Right-leg when you are going to the Left. Befides, it 

 is ^ neceftary to have an equal Attention to the Legs, bcT- 

 caufe the Horfe could never work with Juftnefs, if he were" 

 iiot ballanced equally between the Rider's Legs ; and it is 

 from this exad Ob-edience only, that he is enabled to make 

 the Changes with Precifion, becaufe without a Knowledge 

 of the Hand and Heels, it is impoftible he fliould obey the 



Motions 



