AND SCHOOL A HOKSE. I 



grasp the saddle. The body must be 

 held erect, the shoulders thrown back, 

 and the chin drawn in ; and the elbows 

 should be carried close to the sides. 



The legs, from the knee down, should 

 hang without stiffness, and the feet 

 will, without effort, find their proper 

 place, parallel with the body of the 

 horse. 



The length of stirrup-leather will be 

 found when the tread of the iron strikes 

 the heel of the boot immediately above 

 the junction of the sole. The toes will 

 be raised and inserted in the stirrups 

 as far as the balls of the feet. 



The stability of the seat is dependent 

 upon the tveight of the body, the balance, 

 and the grasp of the thighs. The erect 

 seat upon the breech, that we have 



