122 MANTJAI FOR NONCOJffMISSIONED OFFICEHS. 



stirrup, assisted by the right hand if necessary, and bring the 

 left knee against the saddle. 



Place the right hand upon the cantle, rise by an effort of 

 the right leg, aided by the arms, the left knee bent and 

 pressed against the saddle, the upper part of the body inclined 

 slightly forward to keep the saddle from turning; bring the 

 right foot by the side of the left; change the right hand to 

 the pommel, pass the right leg, knee bent, over the croup with- 

 out touching it, and sit down lightly in the saddle. Put the 

 right foot in the stirrup, assisted by the right hand if neces- 

 sary. 



At the command UISMOUNT, pass the right rein into the 

 left hand and grasp with this hand a lock of the mane, place 

 the right hand on the pommel, and remove the right foot from 

 the stirrup ; pass the right leg, knee bent, over the croup with- 

 out touching the horse and bring the right foot by the side of 

 the left, the left knee against the saddle, the upper part of the 

 body inclined slightly forward, right hand on the cantle. 

 Descend lightly to the ground and take the position of stand 

 to horse. 



194. To take the reins in one hand and to separate them: At 

 the command IN LEFT PIAND TAKE REINS, place the left 

 hand opposite the middle of the body, pnss the right rein into 

 the left hand, separating it from the left rein by the little 

 finger ; let the right hand fall by the side. 



195. At the command IN BOTH HANDS TAKE REINS, grasp 

 the right rein wich the right hand and replace the hands 9 

 inches apart. 



The reins are taken in the right hand and again separated 

 in a similar manner. 



183. To adjust the reins the trooper brings the wrists to- 

 gether and grasps with one hand, above and near the opposite 

 thumb, the rein that he desires to shorten. 



197. The instructor causes the reins to be dropped and re- 

 taken l)y the commands DROP REINS and REINS. 



At the first command, the trooper drops the reins behind 

 the pommel and lets the hands fall by the side. 



The reins are dropped as an exceptional measure, and 

 always with precaution against accident. 



