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in such manner that the lady may be between 

 him and the saddle, his face directed so that 

 he can stoop to assist the lady without re- 

 moving himself to a distance ; for the closer 

 he stands, the greater his power to assist. 



The assistant must not attempt to raise the 

 lady till the right foot has quitted the ground, 

 and the left knee is nearly straight : otherwise 

 he will prevent the lady from raising herself 

 in his hand. 



The assistant now, by raising himself, raises 

 the lady to the saddle, where she pauses 

 while the assistant places the stirrup on her 

 left foot. 



This done, the lady shifts her right hand 

 from the near crutch of the pommel, to the 

 off crutch of the pommel; and the assistant 

 places his right hand under the lady's left 

 arm, by the support of which, and the hold 

 she has with her right hand, she will raise 

 herself upright in the stirrup. 



The assistant with his left hand draws the 

 clothes next the saddle forward. 



This being done, the lady places her right 

 knee over the pommel of the saddle, and then 

 seats herself. 



By this mode, if properly attended to, you 



