OBJECTS OF LATERAL FLEXIONS. 105 



As the first care of the rider should be to keep his animal 

 straight, he should use both legs to obtain impulsion, the leg 

 of the side opposite to the bend of the neck being applied 

 more strongly than the other leg. 



When the legs act simultaneously, they are agents of pro- 

 pulsion ; but when one acts stronger than the other, it is an 



Fig 35. — Correct lateral flexion when mounted. 



agent of direction. One leg should never act by itself : the 

 simultaneous action of both legs is propulsion ; the pre- 

 dominance of one over the other is direction. Finally, as the 

 hands are much more effective for guiding than the legs, they 

 should be used in a very light manner. 



The fundamental error of Baucher's lateral flexion is as 

 well marked in mounted work as in foot work. Compare 

 Fig. 36, which I have taken from Baucher's book, with 

 Fig. 35, which represents correct flexion. 



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