THE HUNTING SEAT. 



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require to keep our eyes on the " going " in front of us 

 and pilot our mounts over difficult ground to the best ad- 

 vantage. 



As the head and neck of the animal act in concert with the 



Photo by\ 



;[CLARENCE HAILEV & Co.. Newmarket. 



Fig. 186. The Hunting Seat. 

 Mr. Hedworth T. Barclay on " Lord Arthur." 



movements of the hind limbs ; an intelligent rider will soon 

 learn from the " feel " of the reins when he is going fast, to 

 move with the horse, so that his weight may be carried 

 smoothly. The fact that this act of conforming to the move- 

 ments of the animal is mechanically advantageous, is amply 



