AND SCHOOL A HORSE, 41 



In the trot tlie rider should sit erect, 

 with the shoulders thrown back, and the 

 thighs close to the saddle. 



If the rider rises to the trot, the con- 

 stant shifting of the weight will greatly 

 interfere with the equilibrium of the mass ; 

 but it is not necessary that the horse 

 should get out of hand or be permitted 

 to bear upon the bit. The rider should 

 take no support from the bit, but should 

 hold his hand so that it will be independ- 

 ent of the motion he allows his body to 

 make. To rise in the trot the rider will 

 make use of the knees to secure the seat, 

 and allow his body, slightly sustained by 

 the stirrups, to be thrown up by the 

 motion of the horse, letting his weight 

 sink back into the saddle in time to 

 take the next impetus of the gait. The 



