MODERN HIDING. 



Let us illustrate this balance. 



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If the horse work straight and upright on 

 his legs, the body must be in the same up- 

 right direction. 



As the horse moves into a trot, the body 

 must be inclined a little more back; while 

 the whole figure must be pliant, and accom- 

 pany all the movements of the horse; the 

 elbows and lower limbs being kept steady. 

 So also in the gallop, in leaping, or in any 

 violent movements of the horse, the body 

 must chiefly be kept back, and accompany 

 the various actions of the horse with an easy 

 pliancy. 



When the horse bends or leans, as he does 

 when he works on a circle or trots briskly 

 round a corner, then the body must lean in 

 the same direction and proportion, or the 

 balance will be lost. 



To preserve the balance, it is evident that 

 the body must keep in the same direction as 



