CHAPTER VIII.
Diagonal Equitation.
Exercises with Body Straight.
General Rules for Diagonal Equitation:
1. Perfection is gained when the body of the horse from the poll back is in a straight line.
2. The horse’s head is always turned slightly at the poll to enable him to see in the direction he is going.
3. The reins set or place the forehand.
4. The legs govern the hindhand.
5. The green horse is never passaged directly to the right or left. The direction of motion should not be more than 45 degrees from the direction of the axis of the horse.
Work on Two Tracks.—This movement consists in displacing the horse parallel to himself in a direction oblique to that of his axis, the front and hind legs describing four parallel tracks. The exterior members cross over the interior ones.
The following are the aids in order to move a horse on two tracks to the right: