42 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



the adhesion of his buttocks to the saddle ; 

 the arms will fall easily by the sides. The 

 thighs and legs must, by their own strength, 

 find as many points of contact as possible 

 with the saddle and the horse s sides ; the 

 feet will naturally follow the motion of the 

 legs. 



You see by these few lines how simple is 

 the rider s seat. 



The means which I point out for quickly 

 obtaining a good seat remove all the difficul 

 ties which the plan pursued by our prede 

 cessors presented. The pupil used to un 

 derstand nothing of the long catechism, 

 recited in a loud voice by the instructor, 

 from the first word to the last, consequently 

 he could not execute it. Here one word re 

 places all those sentences ; but we previous 

 ly go through a course of supplings. This 

 course will make the rider expert, and con 

 sequently intelligent. One month will not 



