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their remedy. — Adjustment of the bit and head-stall. — 

 Care of the bit. — How to correctly place the saddle on the 

 horse. — Remarks concernino; o-irthins; the horse. — Great 

 advantao-es derived from knowino; how to saddle and bridle 

 one's horse 67 



CHAPTER IV. 



MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING. 



Timidity in presence of a horse should be overcome. — First 

 attempts at mounting. — Mounting from a horse-block. — 

 Mountino- from the o-round. — Mounting with assistance 

 from a gentleman ; how this is effected. — What the gen- 

 tleman must do. — A restive horse while mounting ; how 

 to be mana"-ed. — Attractiveness of correct mounting. — 

 To dismount with assistance from a gentleman ; what the 

 gentleman must do. — Attentions to the skirt both while 

 mountino; and dismounting. — Dismounting without aid j 

 upon the ground ; upon a very low horse-block. — Con- 

 cluding remarks 99 



CHAPTER V. 



THE SEAT ON HORSEBACK. 



The absolute necessity for a correct seat. — Natural riders 

 rarely acquire a correct seat. — The dead-weight seat. — 

 The wabbling seat. — Essential to good and graceful riding 

 that the body be held square and erect. — The correct seat. 



— Proper attitude for the body, shoulders, waist, arms, 

 hands, knees, and legs, when on hofseback. — Uses and 

 advantages of the third pommel. — Lessons in position 

 should always be taken by the novice in horseback riding. 



— Faulty positions of ladies called "excellent equestri- 

 ennes," pointed out at an imaginary park. — Remarks con- 

 cerning the improper use of stirrups and pommels. — Pupils 

 and teachers frequently in erroneous positions toward each 



