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hand, and should not be held both together between the 

 hands, as some jockeys do, by the thumbs and first fingers of 

 the two hands. This is not meant as a direction for race- 

 riding, but for common riding. The elbows should by no 

 means touch the hips or sides. I would not have them raised 

 as high, and thrust out like those of Lord Anglesea's imitators; 

 but I would have them as free from the sides, and bans' as 

 gracefully, as Lord Anglesea's own do. They should be the 

 least in the world squared, the wrists the least in the world 

 down, and the back of the hands to the front, as you see good 

 drivers drive, and above all things the wrists supple, easy, and 

 rounded a little. The best models for this are to be found in 

 the equestrian figures on the frieze of the Parthenon, among 

 the Elgin marbles. They have invariably two hands to their 

 horses, except when one is otherwise in use; and are as 

 perfectly horsemanlike, as they are exquisitely graceful. I 

 imagine from a view of these figures, that when the Greeks 

 held their reins separated, one in each hand, the parts coming 



