54 GRACEFUL EIDING. 



THE POSITION IN THE SADDLE. 



To obtain a correct position in the saddle, the 

 lady must keep her head erect, and her shoulders 

 well thrown back, which will have the effect of 

 expanding the chest, and giving the requisite hol- 

 lo wness to the small of the back. It is also most 

 important that the rider should keep her body from 

 the waist to the bust very easy, in no way to be 

 constrained, more especially across the loins. By 

 observing these directions, the lady will be enabled 

 to accommodate herself, without uneasiness, to the 

 motions of her horse. 



When the upper portion of the body regulates 

 itself by its elasticity to the paces of the horse, 

 there is this additional advantage, — let the animal 

 plunge or struggle as it may, if the rider keeps 

 her knee immovable in its place, her left foot in 

 the stirrup (with the toe turned in, which eminently 

 assists her seat and balance), and preserves her 

 presence of mind, and overcomes any approach to 

 nervousness, she cannot be unseated. 



THE ARMS. 



They should hang perfectly independent of the 

 body, from the shoulders near the sides, yet quite 

 free from having a constrained appearance. 



