44 THE ART OP 



tion, without which you cannot be master 

 of yourself or of your horse ; in a word, to 

 preserve in all his movements the temper, 

 freedom, and ease, which are natural to him. 



The body of a horseman may be divided 

 into three parts ; two of which, the high part 

 and low part, should remain moveable, and the 

 third part immoveable. The high part, com- 

 prehends the head and the body to the waist. 

 The head should be straight and high, with- 

 out affectation, free between the shoulders, 

 and looking between the ears of the horse, the 

 breast widened, the shoulders free, parallel, 

 well covered, and a little thrown behind. 



The arms should fall perpendicularly against 

 the body, without sticking to it ; the parts of 

 the arm between the elbow and the wrists 

 extended forward, without stiffness. The left, 

 or bridle hand, governs the fore part of the 

 horse, it should be placed at the height of the 

 naval, at four or five breadths of a finger from 

 the belly ; let the lines which tie the fingers 

 to the hand, be perpendicular to the bow, the 

 right ought to be placed at the height of the 

 left hand, and near it ; the point of the whip 

 should be always turned down, falling between 



