62 Modern Riding and Horse Education 



Early in 1907 three of these horses were set up in 

 the gallery of one of the Riding Establishment's 

 riding schools at Woolwich, and the exercises given 

 below practised on them. 



It is important that the pupil should be placed 

 well down in the saddle before commencing. 



I wish to lay stress on this point, which is often 

 neglected by instructors. The exercises lose half 

 their value if the pupil sits on the back of the 

 saddle. 



The following are the exercises, the first two 

 being the most important : — 



1. Rising from the knee with stirrups. 



2. Rising from the knee without stirrups (at a 

 later stage). 



3. Touching the foot with the hand on each side, 

 with and without stirrups. 



4. Leaning forw^ards and backwards in the sad- 

 dle, with and without stirrups. 



5. Swinging the lower part of the leg to the rear, 

 and towards the horse's side, so that it describes 

 a circular motion. 



In all the foregoing exercises the knee should be 



