. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. CHANGES OF DIRECTION. 93 the inward leg, but which in this manoeuvre becomes the out- ward one. There is no better exercise than this for keeping the horse always straight and attentive; because, by alternating the demi-voltes and the counter-demi-voltes, it is impossible for him to become " ; r. Fig. 28.—Diagonal change of hand. There are three changes of hand. The most simple is the iiagonal change of hand, in which we go along one of the diagonals of the school, on leaving the wall at the beginning o


. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. CHANGES OF DIRECTION. 93 the inward leg, but which in this manoeuvre becomes the out- ward one. There is no better exercise than this for keeping the horse always straight and attentive; because, by alternating the demi-voltes and the counter-demi-voltes, it is impossible for him to become " ; r. Fig. 28.—Diagonal change of hand. There are three changes of hand. The most simple is the iiagonal change of hand, in which we go along one of the diagonals of the school, on leaving the wall at the beginning of one of the long sides. (Fig. 28.)* * If we start diagonally at the end of one of the long sides of the school, we will cross the school from one angle to the other, without having changed the hand. Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fillis, James, 1834-1913. London, Hurst and Blackett


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