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I I Part One Longeing.. ......15 EQUIPMENT AND AUXILIARY AIDS The Longe. Line......16 The Cavesson.......18 The Bridle......20 Side Reins and Draw Reins.....22 The Roller and the. Saddle.....25 The.Longeing Whip....26 Gloves. ......27 LONGEING... A YOUNG HORSE ...28 Longeing with an Assistant....28 Application of the Aids. ....29 Walking and Trotting Phases.....32 Cantering on the Longe. ....32 Side Reins......34 Straightening the Horse's Spine ...35 Draw Reins......37 Change of Rein......38 Lateral Steps.......39 LONGEING AN ADVANCED HORSE.. ...40 Contact.......40 Variety as an Aid to Motivation. ...42 Part Two W ork In Hand.....45 EQUIPMENT AND AIDS.....46 Champing the Bit In Hand....48 Familiarizing the Horse with the Whip...50 Lateral Steps In Hand....51 Body Language.. .....53 Manner of Holding the Reins....60 The Double Bridle.....62 COLLECTING EXERCISES. ....63 Shoulder-In. ......64 Development of the Shoulder-In ...64 Shoulder-In and Its Relationship to Travers and Renvers .67 Development of the Renvers ....68 Development of the Half-Pass ...72 Half-Passes Under Saddle ....74 DEVELOPMENT OF THE.PIROUETTE ..75 DEVELOPMENTOF THE.PIAFFE ...78 Raising the Hind Legs ....78 Bringing the Hind Legs in Toward the Forelegs ..82 Piaffe Development Under Saddle...85 Trot-Rein Back-Trot Transitions...85 Transitions from Shoulder-In to Piaffe ...87 Establishing Cadence with the Voice ...88 The Piaffe In Hand with Suppling-Up Function ..91 Work in Pillars .....92 THE POLKA AND THE SPANISHWALK. ..95 Development of the Polka ....96 The Polka Under Saddle ....100 The Spanish Walk....103 DEVELOPMENT OF THE PASSAGE.. ...105 Transitions from Piaffe to Passage ...105 Trot-to-Passage Transitions....106 Transitions from Spanish Walk to Passage ..107 Further Improvement of the Passage Under Saddle .110 Part Three Long. Reining...... 115 WORK IN LONG REINS ....116 Equipment and Auxiliary Aids ....116 Commencement of Work at a Walk ....117 Changes of Direction. .....118 Transition to the Trot ....119 Aspects of Handling the Reins ..... ..120 SHOULDER-IN 120 Counter Shoulder-In 122 The Viennese Method of Handling the Reins 123 TRAVERS LESSONS 124 HALF-PASSES 126 PIAFFE 128 CANTER IN LONG REINS 130 Canter Half-Passes and Pirouettes 132 Flying Change 132 THE PASSAGE AND THE SPANISH WALK 135 Part Four Airs Above the Ground 139 AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND 140 History 140 Equipment 140 TH E PESADE 141 The Development of the Pesade 141 The Pesade Under Saddle 146 TH ELEVAD E 147 The Development of the Levade 148 The Levade Under Saddle 148 TH ECOURBETTE 149 The Development of the C ourbette 149 The Courbette Under Saddle 151 THE CAPRIOLE 152 The Development of the Capriole 153 The Capriole Under Saddle 155 EPILOGUE 156 INDEX 157