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incompatible with firmness of seat, when going over 

 fences, or when the horse makes any abrupt and discon- 



Fig. 80. Hooked back leg, the direction of the pressure of which is 

 shown by the fore finger of the left hand. 



certing movement. This " hooked-back " seat also 

 predisposes a lady to fall over the off shoulder of an 



Therefore, ladies who adopt this hooked-back seat, are invariably prompted by 

 the requirements of this position, to bend forward, and have more or less 

 difficulty in bringing the upper part of the body back. 



