AND SCHOOL A HORSE. 9 



would prevent a poor rider from keep- 

 ing in his saddle, it does not follow 

 that the proper way to ride is upon 

 one leg. 



The seat having been found and the 

 stirrups having been adjusted, no changes 

 should be made for the different circum- 

 stances under which the rider will be 

 called upon to exercise his skill. It is 

 bad art when the principles are not suited 

 to every emergency ; and the seat that 

 has been found to be that in which the 

 centre of gravity can best be preserved 

 in the high airs of the manege, where 

 the horse makes the most violent move- 

 ments of the fore-hand and of the croup, 

 should answer all requirements. 



