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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. V. 



horse, when changed, would be in a position 

 to gallop to G ; and consequently, if you de- 

 signed to gallop to H, you would be obliged 

 to alter the position of your horse as you 

 arrived at F, before you changed, that the 

 horse might, when changed, be capacitated 

 to work on the lines F, H. 



For trial, — begin with the long change, and 

 bring your horse properly to his ground, as 

 has been explained. When you arrive at the 

 place, seize the time the horse's fore feet are 

 coming to the ground, and lean the body a 

 little back, nearly as when you intend to 

 make the half stop : then as the cadence 

 finishes, bring your body upright, and change 

 your position, and the horse will begin the 

 next cadence with the other leg. 



The inner hand always supports the posi- 

 tion the horse works in, and must be fixed to 

 the body. The outer hand must be accom- 

 modating to the inner : that is, it may be 

 detached from the body,— placed forward to 

 admit the little turn of the horse's nose to the 



