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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. VI. 



may be the more delicate. The inner hand, 

 however, being fixed and determinate, no ope- 

 ration of the outer hand must be so strong as 

 to destroy the effect of the inner . In this situ- 

 ation, the operation of the outer hand may 

 assist the inner, by occasional touches inward 

 or outward, as the circumstances may require. 

 The animating touches of the fingers, in an 

 upward direction, will likewise rouse the apa- 

 thy, raise the action, and unite the horse. 



In the practice of this, the pupil should 

 clearly understand that it is the outward rein 

 which leads the horse, the inward rein which 

 preserves the bend ; the inward leg which 

 presses the horse to cross his legs; and the 

 feeling of the outward leg which keeps him 

 up to the hand. 



These constraints keep the horse together, 

 and prevent his taking too long a side step 

 which might strain him. 



In this and in all side movements, a certain 

 freedom of action must be allowed for the 



