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with a loose rein and as loose a seat, and never 

 attempting to pull their horse together. 9. The 

 flat-race seat, ever on the alert to start quickly 

 and finish with a rush. 10. The steeplechase 

 seat, which has longer stirrups, and is something 

 between a flat-race rider's and a buoyant hurdle- 



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racing seat. 11. A hunting-seat, with longer 

 stirrups and a tendency to sit down in the 

 saddle. 12. Those which indicate that a rider 

 has schooled a young horse, which he still can- 

 not completely trust. 13. A confidential seat, 

 showing that the rider is ready for all kinds of 

 riding — the military, erect, full of martial fire, 

 with such long stirrups that there is no rising 

 when trotting. 



