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chano-e his direction : he must hold his own 

 body and head erect, not only for the sake 

 of perfect balance, but in order to use his 

 weapons effectively. This is also reason- 

 able and necessary. But in both cases, 

 and in that of the Park rider, which is 

 their connecting link, the man is, or ought 

 to be, placed on the same part of the 

 horse's back, and should produce the same 

 effects on the horse's mouth. In all cases 

 he ought to have begun by acquiring 

 balance, in order to obviate hanging on 

 his horse's mouth, and likewise in all cases, 

 he ought to know the application of the 

 leg which saves and assists the horse, and 

 causes him to move in a desired direction 

 when no other means are effectual. 



Now, it is quite evident, and is often 

 remarked by those who know what horse- 

 manship is, that the riding in the Park is 

 not what it ought to be in the capital of a 

 country professing the greatest horse - 

 knowledge, and possessing the best horses 

 in the world. Kiding-masters, so called, 

 are often to be seen there with their 

 pupils, but they generally give an ex- 

 hibition of " how not to do it," allowing 

 their charges to pound alohg anyhow, and 



