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so as to clasp the pommel with your knee, and, 

 just as the horse stops to spring upward, you 

 must lean back and lift both hands a little, and 

 then, when he springs, straighten yourself, feel 

 proud and haughty, if you can, and, as he comes 

 down, lean back once more and raise your hands 

 again, because your horse will drop on his fore 

 legs, and you desire him to lift them, that he 

 may go forward before you do. You should 

 practise this, counting one, as you lean back- 

 ward, drawing but not turning the hands 

 backward and upward ; two, as you straighten 

 yourself with the hands down, and three, as you 

 repeat the first movement; and, except in mak- 

 ing a water jump, or some other very long leap, 

 the 'two' will be the shortest beat, as it is in 

 the waltz. And, although you must use some 

 strength in raising your hands, you must not 

 raise them too high, and you must not lean 

 your head forward or draw your elbows back. 

 A jockey may, when riding a steeplechase for 

 money, but he will be angry with himself for 

 having to do it, and a lady must not. I would 

 rather that you did not leap again to-day, be- 

 cause what I told you will only confuse you 



