ANGLO-FRENCH HORSEMANSHIP 



are touching the sides close behind the girth 

 where the horse is least ticklish, the thighs and 

 knees are also in contact with the saddle and 

 well down on it. They also hollow the back 

 slightly so as to get thigh and knee pressure, 

 and leave the legs free for delicate work. 



Whilst working his horse the rider should 

 press his shoulders back and be careful to keep 

 his own head up, and look straight in front, 

 not down at the withers. 



Most high school riders recommend the 

 diagonal use of the hands and legs in the 

 Spanish walk and trot, an upward feeling of 

 the left rein being taken, to raise the near fore 

 leg and the right leg and spur being pressed in, 

 if necessary, to make the horse raise the leg 

 and advance, and vice versa. Some say that 

 this alternate action of the legs is really 

 unnecessary, and that, as the stimulation of the 

 nervous system is all that is required, they 

 think it preferable, so as to keep the shoulders 

 and quarters on as straight a line as possible, 

 to press in both legs or spurs at the same time, 

 near the girths, to make him raise his leg and 

 advance. Anyhow, the alternate use of the 

 legs should not be noticeable ; both legs should 

 be close to the horse's sides, and exactly 

 opposite one another. The hands should also 



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