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THE EQUESTRIAN ART. 2J$ 



gentleman (or a fervant) who will place both 

 his hands together, the fingers and thumbs 

 being interwoven with each other. This being 

 done, let the lady put her left foot firm in the 

 gentleman's hands; and giving a little fpring, 

 " (he will be vaulted into the faddle in a rao- 

 " ment. When fhe is thus feated, let her reft 

 " the ball of her left foot firm in the ftirrup ; and 

 to prevent accidents, fhe fhould wear Italian 

 (hoes, with very long quarters, and the heel of 

 the fhoe coming forward to the middle of the 

 " foot. Ladies (hoes, made in the common 

 " fafhion, are dangerous, becaufe the foot refts 

 " in the hollow between the toes and the heel. 

 " Remember that the pommel of the faddle 

 " fhould be made very low, that the ladies' 

 knee may not be thrown too high ; and the 

 flirrup fhould hang low; both which circum- 

 flances will help to give her a graceful 

 figure, and add greatly to thofe charms 

 " which nature has bellowed on her. When 

 flie is thus placed, let her take her whip in 

 her right hand, near the head, with her 

 thumb upon it, and the four fingers under it, 

 holding it obliquely, fo that the fmall end of 

 it may be fome inches above the middle of 

 " the horfe's hind leg. The arm that fupports 

 " the whip is always to hang ftrait ; but with a 

 " kind of negligent eafe; nothing looks more 



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