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ferently qualified to ride the Gallop with the 

 Changes. 



The particular intention of this operation is 

 to bend, supple, and retain the horse's shoul- 

 ders ; and as the position of the rider varies 

 according to the position the horse works in, 

 it is equally indispensable, for the suppling 

 the rider, retaining the hips and shoulders, 

 giving freedom and ease in the seat, and a 

 balance in side actions. 



Here the position of the horse is nearly 

 opposite to that in the gallop; the gallop 

 having the croupe in, and this having the 

 shoulders in. 



As this lesson is sometimes taught both 

 horse and man first on circles, it is more 

 easily explained on them. The horse being 

 bent with his head more or less towards the 

 centre, agreeable to the suppleness he has 

 acquired, retains the inner shoulder, and 

 advances the outer, which is the reverse of 



