THE SEAT. 



aggerated gesture. Every motion of the horseman 

 ought to be characterised by grace. 



"To dismount in movement," Colonel Greenwood 

 says, "lay the reins on the neck, one or both knotted 

 short ; take the pommel with the left hand, the cantle 

 with the right ; pass the right leg over the neck, shift 

 the right hand to the pommel, and, as you descend, the 

 left hand to the flap. With the strength of both arms, 

 throw your feet forward in the direction in which the 

 horse is going. This may be done at a gallop." 



The Seat. 



Experience teaches us that, when " sitting down " at 

 the gallop or canter, or over fences, the rider should get 

 his seat under him as much as possible, which will be 

 done by keeping the body erect by the " play " of the 

 hip joints, and not by hollowing out the back, for that 

 would cause the seat to be stuck out behind, instead of 

 being carried beneath the centre of gravity of the body. 



He should force his fork well down into the saddle, 

 with the hollow, and not the back of the thighs against 

 the flaps. The knees should be well forward ; the legs 

 from the knee down, should be vertical, or, if anything, 

 somewhat drawn back, while the feet should be parallel 



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