HOPl^ TO MOUNT. 



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within easy reach of the lady's left hand, which she lays on 

 it. He at the same time advances his left foot till it in- 

 terposes between her and the horse and makes a cradle of 

 his hands, into which she places her left foot. Her grip is 



PREPARING TO MOUNT. 



Still on the crutch, and she still feels the horse's mouth. One, 

 two, three ! she springs like feathered INIercury, and he, 

 straightening himself, accentuates the light bound, and 

 straightway she finds herself in the saddle. 



It is dangerous to face the mounter in such a position 

 that the spring is made with the rider's back to her horse's 

 side, for in the event of his starting suddenly or " taking 

 ground to her right," an awkward full-length back-fall may 

 result. The foot must be placed firmly in the mounter's 



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