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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 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 iveight of the body, the balance 

 and the grasp of the thighs. The erect 

 seat upon the breech, that we have 

 described, permits the body to make, 

 most readily, those motions that are 



