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stance, if jou have to round a corner to the right, and 

 are leading with the right foot, as will probably be the 

 case, you have nothing to do but to go on around, be- 

 ing careful to choose good footing for your horse, and 

 avoiding particularly loose stones. If, however, you 

 are leading with the left, you must change, and you can 

 'best do so in the follow^ing manner. As you approach 

 the critical spot, collect your horse with the curb, and 

 bring him to a trot ; then, just as you reach the corner, 

 make him swerve slightly to the left and instantly give 

 the signal to canter, at the same time turning him 

 sharply to the right, pressing your heel against his side 

 back of the girth, and lifting the right snafHe-rein. It 

 is well to draw back the right shoulder also, so as to 

 throw your weight on his left side, and leave his right 

 leg free to make the long stride. As this is by no 

 means an easy operation for an unskilled rider, except 

 on a perfectly trained horse, I will giv^e the directions 

 also in detail for the reverse process of wheeling to the 

 left. If your horse should be leading with the left foot, 

 you have, of course, no change to make. If, however, 

 you are, as usual, leading with the right, you must 

 "change the leg" to the left. As yo.u draw near the 

 corner, moderate your speed and collect your horse with 

 the curb, bringing him to a trot. Then, just at the mo- 

 ment of turning, sway his shoulders a very little to the 

 right, give the signal to canter by raising your hand, 

 and wheel sharply to the left, at the same time pressing 

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