the walk, I have two things to do, namely, first, to create impulsion by the legs ; and, second, to make the horse do direct or lateral flexion. At the end of a turn at the trot and canter I am, on the contrary, full of impulsion, and to get the horse in hand I need only a fingering of the reins (in direct or lateral flexion), while keeping the legs close to the sides. Under these conditions there is no risk of the horse getting behind his bit, and he then comes most easily to hand.^[1]

We now come to the ramener, collection, and rassembler.

If the ramener and collection belong to ordinary riding, the rassembler pertains only to scientific equitation. I therefore crave the forbearance of my readers for discussing at present the rassembler, which is the last stage of the general effects, of which the ramener at first, and subsequently the collection, are only the beginning.

The word ramener, which is borrowed from Baucher, means nothing else than direct flexion.

The ramener is only the first part of getting the horse in hand, and signifies that the horse's head is high, his head perpendicular, and that he champs and plays with his bit, when the rider feels it by means of the reins ; but owing to deficient impulsion he is not light in hand. The effect obtained is localised in the jaw and in the upper part of the neck. It is therefore only partial and leaves the general equilibrium incomplete. It is the first step towards perfect distribution of weight ; collecting the horse is the second, as I have just said ; and the rassembler is the last. I mention the ramener only out of respect for the authority of Baucher, who, working on the horse while standing still, brought him