10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMIVOLT»
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1
A treatise upon horsemanship, tr. by W. Frazer
SECTION II. Of Demivolts, • The demivolt is a narrow change of hands, with the
haunch in, performed, either in the volt, or at the end of a straight line : a demivolt
ought to consist of three lines; in the sirst, the horse goes sideways, twice ...
François Robichon de la Guérinière, 1801
2
The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
A pessde ofsivh times, or a demivolt Of five times, is a demitour made at the end
of the straight line, one hip in, in five times Of a gallop upon the haunches; and, at
the fifth time, he ought to have closed the demivolt, and to present upon the ...
3
The Farrier's and Horseman's Dictionary, Being a Compleat ...
This short Gallop must be continued hals the length of the Passade; and then the
Harse must be put on furioufly at full Speed, and make a half Stop at the End of
the Pafsade; and then a Demivolt of z Times. This is to be continued as long as ...
Thomas Wallace, N. B., 1726
4
A Dictionary of the Veterinary Art: Containing All the ...
A horse is said to be deceived, when, upon a demivolt of one or two treads,
working, for instance, to the right, and not having yet finished above half the
demivolt, he is pressed one time or motion forwards with the inner leg, and then
is put to a ...
5
The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or, The Country Gentleman's ...
DECEIVE 3 a horse is said to be deceived, upon a demivolt of one or two treads
5 when working, (for instance) to the right, and not having yet finished abOVe half
the demivolt, he is pressed one time or motion forwards, with the inner legs, and ...
6
The farriers and horsemans Dictionary
A Horfe is faid to be deceived, upon a Demholt of one or two Treads when
working for inftance to the right, and not having yet furnifhed above half the
Demivolt, he's prefs'd one Time or Motion forwards, with the inner Leg, and then
is put to a ...
7
Fair to See: In Two Volumes. 1
... when he had executed a demivolt to clear her line of vision, instantly
discovering that she had to look on the other side, involving a counter-demivolt,
and, for a moment or two, she kept him prancing from right to left, like a bear on
hot irons.
Laurence W. M. Lockhart, 1873
8
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
"This has been quite a day of catastrophes for you," said Eila, looking round his
right edge ; and when he had executed a demivolt to clear her line of vision,
instantly discovering that she had to look on the other side, involving a counter- ...
9
Principles of modern riding for ladies: in which all late ...
At B you quit the line, and work on a Demivolt, which brings you to the point C, at
which place you change and work to the left. In changing again from the left to the
right, you quit the line at the point D, Figure 3, work on a Demivolt to the point E ...
10
Principles of modern riding, for ladies
An air performed on a circle is called a Volt ; and consequently the half circle is a
Demivolt. The Change by the Demivolt is effected when working to the right, as
from A to B, — Plate XIV. Figure 2. At B you quit the line, MODERN RIDING. 103.
John Allen (riding master.), 1825
