18 HOW TO EIDE 



trot, and at the gallop, so that the 

 rider may have perfect control of 

 the action of the legs in directing the 

 movements of the croup. 



II. 



In the seat, the legs hanging with- 

 out stiffness and the rest of the body 

 quiet, rotate, first the one foot and 

 then the other, from the ankle joint, 

 with an outward and then an inward 

 movement. The improvement in this 

 exercise may be measured by the 

 facihty with which the pupil can gain 

 his stirrups by the action of the feet 

 only. 



To Mount. 



Standing at the shoulder of the 

 horse, facing the near side, seize a 



