196 PRINCIPLES OF P. VII. 



the Circles, and the termination of the diago- 

 nal lines, are the points where you change 

 your ground from one Circle to another. 

 The letters a are where you may drop your 

 marks to direct you to your ground, and dis- 

 cover the correctness of your performance. 



Begin, then, with a slow cadence, and 

 moderate animation, till you can keep your 

 ground, and change smoothly without break- 

 ing time or pace. Then attempt a brisker 

 action, and higher animation, always attend- 

 ing to the accuracy of the performance. As 

 you attain perfection in the large changes, 

 occasionally attempt the narrow, which still 

 makes a greater diversity, always aiming at 

 exactness in working your ground true, and 

 changing without breaking time. 



As the rider is confirmed in his balance 

 and seat, the Circle may be gradually dimi- 

 nished, and he may urge his horse into a 

 gentle trot ; and finally, when properly pre- 

 pared, into a short, collected canter. 



