PART VIL 



OF CIRCLING, LEAPING, AND CRITICAL 

 SITUATIONS. 



CHAP. I. 



OF THE CIRCLE. 



The Circle should, at first, be from twelve 

 to twenty yards in diameter, and the horse be 

 made to move on it for some days at a walk. 



In moving round a Circle, in order to pre- 

 serve the poise of his body, the horse must 

 necessarily lean inwards in proportion to the 

 size of the Circle, and to the speed at which 

 he is made to move upon it. The rider must 

 of course conform to, and partake of, that 



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