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body does not affect or cause the horse to 

 retire from his ground. The hand, therefore, 

 must preserve its exact situation and opera- 

 tion ; letting the body, as it inclines, depart 

 from the hand; that, while you are assist- 

 ing the one part, you may not disorder the 

 whole, 



Then rein the horse back to the point F, 

 and work the horse forward to the point E, 

 in a straight position, lofty action, slow time, 

 and as much united as possible. 



Observe, that when working the croupe to ; 

 the wall round the riding house to the right, 

 you are working to your left hand ; and when 

 working round the riding house to the left, 

 you are working to your right hand. Ob- 

 serve likewise, that the changes in the croupe 

 to the wall are made both previous to cross- 

 ing the riding house, and at the commence- 

 ment of the demi-volt, contrary to the head 

 to the wall, where the changes are made at 

 the termination of each. If this is not at- 



