HORSEBACK RIDING 



to a large degree ride indepen- 

 dently of his hold on the reins. 

 This will come about from right 

 use of his whole body, not of the 

 hands and legs only, but also of 

 the trunk above the waist. Every 

 rider should so school himself in 

 training the upper portion of his 

 body that he can lean far to the 

 right or the left, lie forward on 

 the horse's neck or backwards on 

 his croup, restoring his position 

 w^ithout pulling on the reins or 

 interfering with his seat in the 

 saddle. 



Equally important w^hen riding 

 is keeping the spine straight. 

 '*Don't slouch" is so obvious as 

 hardly to be necessary to say. 

 Were it not a fact that many 

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