MOUNTED INSTRUCTION 127 



In all riding instruction, watch candidates to see that they keep their 

 knees down, and keep their proper seat. At the slow trot try to make 

 them overcome the tendency most riders have of clinging- with their 

 lower legs and not with their thighs. The lower leg, at the slow trot, 

 should be loose, the toes hanging naturally (when without stirrups). 



Try above all to get men loose in the waist so they can go with the 

 horse without disturbing their seat. In the early instruction, work con- 

 stantly towards settling men down in the saddle, get their knees down 

 and their waists loose. 



