SEAT OF THE RIDER. 41 



and said nothing about those new princi^Dles 

 that concern the rider's seat. I reserved 

 these last until after the indisputable success 

 of the official trials. By means of these 

 principles; added to those which I have pub- 

 lished upon the art of horse-breaking, I 

 shorten the man's work, and establish a 

 system not only precise, but complete in 

 these two important parts of horsemanship, 

 hitherto so confused. , 



By following my new instructions relating 

 to the man's seat on horseback, we will 

 promptly arrive at a certain result ; they 

 are as easy to understand as to demonstrate. 

 Two sentences are sufficient to explain all 

 to the rider, and enable him to obtain a good 

 seat by the simple advice of the instructor. 



The seat of the rider. — The rider will 

 expand his chest as much as possible, so 

 that each part of his body rests upon that 

 next below it, for the purpose of increasing 



