keeping on two tracks for the whole time. At the canter, this movement requires two changes of leg, the first in the middle of the school, and the second at the wall. If the rider is going on the right, as in Fig. 30, he will begin at the canter with the off fore leading. Having arrived at the centre of the school, he will make the horse change, and canter with the near fore leading, up to the wall, where he will make him change to the off fore. We can see that in the counter-change of hand there is no change of hand.

Fig. 30. — Counter-change of hand.

In a like manner we describe circles and figures of 8 in the middle of the school. This is the best kind of work for sup-