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raise the right leg slowly, well over the horse's croup, 

 without bending the knee, and drop lightly into the 

 saddle — during this movement most of the weight is 

 borne by the right arm ; G, withdraw the hands from the 

 neck and pommel, and put the feet into the stirrups. 

 These movements should be practised until it becomes 

 easy to make them moderately. It looks very awkward 

 tu. SCO a man ^'^ scramble" into his seat by hookmg his 



Fig. 14.— LEARNING TO MOUNT. 



right leg over the saddle and tugging himself over by his 

 hands. As soon as your horse is accustomed to the 

 manoeuvre, and will stand quietly, practice the two move- 

 ments, 4 and 5, separately ; first learn to spring from 

 the ground to the position described, and to drop easily 

 down again without effort, and without kicking, and 

 learn to handle the weight, when up, by raising the body 

 until the knees are on a level with the hands, and set- 

 tling back again. This movement depends very much 



