[20] {apokroton}, al. {epikroton}, "beaten, hard-trodden ground."

But in collecting him, the rider should as little as possible sway the
horse obliquely with the bit, and as little as possible incline his
own body; or, he may rest assured, a trifle will suffice to stretch
him and his horse full length upon the ground. The moment the horse
has his eyes fixed on the straight course after making a turn, is the
time to urge him to full speed. In battle, obviously, these turns and
wheelings are with a view to charging or retiring; consequently, to
practise quickening the pace after wheeling is desirable. When the
horse seems to have had enough of the manege, it would be good to give
him a slight pause, and then suddenly to put him to his quickest, away
from his fellows first,[21] and now towards them; and then again to
quiet him down in mid-career as short as possible;[22] and from halt
once more to turn him right-about and off again full charge. It is
easy to predict that the day will come when there will be need of each
of these manouvres.

[21] {mentoi}, "of course."

[22] Or, "within the narrowest compass"; "as finely as possible."

When the moment to dismount has come, you should never do so among
other horses, nor near a group of people,[23] nor outside the
exercising-ground; but on the precise spot which is the scene of his
compulsory exertion there let the horse find also relaxation.[24]

[23] Or, "a knot of bystanders"; cf. Thuc. ii. 21.