Seat the two legs to the left.
Seated to the left, jump to the ground and to the back at the same stride.
Seat the two legs to the right.
From right, jump astride.
From astride, seat to the left.
From left to right.
From astride to the ground and seat to the left.
From left to the ground and seat to the right.
From right to left, jump, and astride.
From seat to the left, to the ground, and from the ground to the right, and astride.
From seat to right, ground to right, ground to the left, and astride.
From astride, jump to the ground, to the left, to the right, to the ground, from right ground to left ground, from left ground to right ground, from right ground to astride.
From astride to facing backward astride.
From astride backward to astride forward.
Same movements repeated at each tempo of the canter.
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These movements may be supplemented by others; but this series, well executed, is enough to give confidence and quickness to ordinary pupils. The added movements, even if very brilliant, will not be of great practical use.
When vaulting is taught with the horse saddled and bridled, the methods are the same except that
