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horse, to enable him to cross his legs. If the 

 hand should pull at the moment when he is 

 crossing his legs, it would prevent his action, 

 and he would rein back. On the contrary, 

 if the horse be allowed too much liberty when 

 stepping sideways, he will be disposed to 

 advance. 



The horse will yield to these aids (if they 

 be properly applied and timed to his pace), 

 so that his whole figure will be bent ; the fore 

 and hind legs moving on two lines parallel 

 to the sides of the manege; the shoulders 

 leading; and the inward crossing over the 

 outward legs. 



The ground you intend to work on must be 

 particularly attended to ; and this the aids of 

 the body and leg, if properly applied, will 

 regulate, without the motion of the inner 

 hand, or the interference of the outer. Not 

 that the outer hand is not to be used : the 

 one hand is always to be assisting to the 

 other ; but the inner hand and heel constitute 

 the principal support of the position, action, 



