MOUNTING 



will do wonders in putting a 

 horse at ease, especially if you 

 speak to him gently as you do 

 your patting. 



You are now standing at his 

 head; and to mount, you need 

 only to move backw^ard a step or 

 tw^o until you are at the shoulder, 

 the left one. Fix the reins in the 

 left hand and with the right hand 

 separate a portion of the mane, 

 winding it about the left thumb 

 that is resting on the withers with 

 the reins properly in place in be- 

 tw^een the fingers. 



The next move is to use the 

 right hand for aiding the left foot 

 into the stirrup; this done, the 

 right hand is carried upwards and 

 placed on the saddle, the thumb 

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