first, for the changes of direction, to turn and follow the line on which I place him. In every case I go from simple things to complicated ones. When the horse unresistantly obeys everything, from the first indication to all the changes of direction, we have to solve the new problem of displacing the entire body of the horse, while keeping it in equilibrium and lightness. Lateral flexion is the preparation for the movement thus executed. To make the lateral flexion to the right,^[1] for instance, we should stand at the near shoulder of the horse, and take the bridoon reins in the left hand and the bit reins

Fig. 31. — Preparation for lateral flexion ; jaw contracted.