THE HUNTING SEAT. 



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staying power. For instance, suppose that two horses of equal 

 merits were to be ridden against each other in a long race 

 by two capable and equally good jockeys, and that although 

 they were to carry the same weight, one being lighter than 

 the other, had to put up, say, two stone of lead, it is abso- 



Fig. 186. Hunting seat at the walk. 



lutely certain, if both were to ride the race in the same way, 

 that the jockey who had to put up dead weight would lose. 



It is manifest that the best seat for ordinary riding is a 

 combination of convenience for the rider and of mechanical 

 advantage for the animal which has to carry the weight. The 



