Cavalry horsemanship and horse training : (Responses an questionnaire D'Equitation de l'Ecole de cavalerie) . e. FIFTH EFFECT (Diagonal).Right Indirfxt Opposing HORSE CONTROL 85 itscir contril) greatly to the modilicutions Avhichthe aids bring about in the balance ol the horse. Itis accordingly necessary to warn the rider not to opposethe movements of the horse by a bad distribution ofhis own weight, but, on the contrary, to assist them by])laeing his weight so as to favour the direction the walk, in the halt, in turning, and in the sidemovements, the rider, by carrying


Cavalry horsemanship and horse training : (Responses an questionnaire D'Equitation de l'Ecole de cavalerie) . e. FIFTH EFFECT (Diagonal).Right Indirfxt Opposing HORSE CONTROL 85 itscir contril) greatly to the modilicutions Avhichthe aids bring about in the balance ol the horse. Itis accordingly necessary to warn the rider not to opposethe movements of the horse by a bad distribution ofhis own weight, but, on the contrary, to assist them by])laeing his weight so as to favour the direction the walk, in the halt, in turning, and in the sidemovements, the rider, by carrying his weight on to thebuttocks or thighs in the direction of the movement, canaccordingly simplify and hasten the obedience of thehorse. Whilst sufHciently clearly marked in the break-ing of young horses, these displacements of the seatshould become less and less marked as the trainingadvances, and in the High School of Riding it reducesitself to simple pressure on the stirrup. Lateral and diagonal aids—Lateral and diagonal effects.—In instruction, in order to shorten the explana-tions, the aids should be considered either from thepoint of view of the various


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