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bridoon-rein (loop end) is to be taken into the 

 palm of the left hand, outside the curb-bit 

 rein, allowing the remainder of the rein to 

 fall loosely and gracefully on each side of the 

 horse's neck. The right arm is to hang easily 

 by the side, with the whip point downwards, 

 taking great and constant care not to permit 

 the holding and using of the bridle in the 

 left hand, to cause the left shoulder to be more 

 forward than the right; for the shoulders, 

 and the whole person of the rider, are to be 

 preserved perfectly even (or, as it is termed, 

 "square") to the front. 



N.B. — Remember that the very common habit 

 of carrying the reins and whip in the 

 right hand, is of no use, and is inelegant. 



The Bridle-hand having been adjusted, 

 the position of the rider in the saddle, is 

 the next point. He must sit fully and equally 

 upon his own seat, body erect, shoulders back, 

 chest projecting, and small of the back bent, 

 the thighs to be extended downwards, so that 

 the middle of the inner sides of the thighs 

 (not the back, nor under part) may grasp the 



