THE BAEB AND THE BRIDLE. 



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The object of the practice is to give suppleness to the waist, 

 freedom to the knee joint by well suppling the ligaments at the back 

 of the knee, and at the same time to expand the chest. For these 

 purposes, if carefully and judiciously carried out, it is most effective, 

 calling alternately upon every portion of the frame wherein supple- 

 ness is indispensable to easy and graceful riding. 



Great care should be taken not to hurry this lesson, and if the 

 pupil is of a figure that renders it difficult for her to reach her instep 



Fig. 11. Fig 12. 



in bending down, it should not be insisted on ; but it is necessary 

 that she should bend the back as much as possible without lending the 

 knees ^ as any jdelding of the knee joint destroys the whole value of 

 the exercise. 



To perform the above named practices comfortably, the pupU 

 should wear a loose dress which throws no constraint upon any part 

 of the figure. SHppers, too, are better than boots, as the latter 

 confine the foot and ankle too much for complete liberty of move- 

 ment. 



