THE-:- HORSE 



into the correct seat of an individual, and the 

 rider's individuality is more strongly demon- 

 strated by the seat than in any other way. 



The average natural seat is depicted in a 

 marvelous manner by the silhouettes of the 

 famous warriors of the Horse Indians, such as 

 Sioux and Comanche, which have been given 

 to us by observation or by the paintings of 

 Remington and his contemporaries. 



A statue by James Earle Fraser, "The End 

 of the Trail," depicts an Amerind, the last of 

 his tribe, exhausted at the completion of a 

 terrible ride, still seated upon his jaded horse, 

 with nothing further to look forward to, and 

 with weary miles of trial and hardship behind, 

 the lines of his natural grace giving evidence 

 of a perfect seat, which alone made it possible 

 for horse and man to have in reality reached 

 "The End of the Trail." 



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