90 Horse and Hound. 



one for a woman, and it should be thoroughly 

 understood, both in theory and practice, as the 

 most important and necessary thing to be re- 

 membered and constantly borne in mind. 



Sit squarely upon the saddle, your shoulders 

 at right angles with horse's spine, your own spine 

 on a line with horse's, shoulders level — not one 

 elevated above the other. Hollow of right knee 

 should be pressed firmly against the fixed pom- 

 mel with leg hanging down easily, enabling you 

 to grip the fixed pommel with the upper part of 

 calf of leg by drawing in the heel of right foot 

 whenever necessary. 



The stirrup leather should be adjusted so that 

 the loose pommel, or leaping horn, will touch the 

 left leg about four inches above the knee-cap 

 when the ball of the foot is on bar of stirrup, the 

 toe pointing up with the heel down. A shorter 

 or longer stirrup leather is to be avoided. (See 

 drawings, correct and incorrect.) 



Sit easily and comfortably erect, yet avoid ap- 

 pearance of rigidity or stiffness, and bear in mind 

 that a graceful and proper seat can only be ac- 

 quired by balance, and not through pressure upon 

 the pommels. The hip movement required in 

 jumping and riding by balance can be readily un- 

 derstood by riding a child's hobbyhorse. 



The labor of riding should be divided between 

 the right and left legs, and not too much work or 



