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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. V. 



Section III.— Of Wheels in the Walk. 



A horse may wheel or turn on his own 

 ground, on three pivots. The first two are in 

 continual use in the army—the first, by the 

 centre man of three— and the second, by the 

 standing flank man in all wheels — the third is 

 rarely wanted, but all should be practised, to 

 give a thorough knowledge of the power and 

 efficacy of the hand and heel. 



I. Here it is to be observed, that the aids 

 of the hand direct all before the horseman, 

 and the aids of the heel all behind him: hence, 

 in wheeling on centres, the hand and heel 

 operate together — the hand leading the shoul- 

 ders round— the leg directing the croupe. 

 Thus, in going about, the fore feet describe 

 half a circle, and the hind feet another half 

 circle ; by which means the fore and hind 

 feet change situations. 



The great attention of the hand is to sup- 

 port that degree of appui which will carry its 



