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"Mount." 



By bending both knees, making a spring 

 from the insteps, and assisting himself by 

 straiofhtenino^ his arms, the man will raise 

 himself as much as possible over his horse, 

 and then pass his right leg over the horse 

 and drop into his seat in the centre of the 

 horse's back. In doing this he must be 

 careful not to cUng to the numnah, which 

 would otherwise become displaced. He 

 may hold the horse's withers with his left 

 hand, but the fingers of the right hand 

 must be kept closed, and the right arm 

 only used by pressing the forearm against 

 the off side of the horse. 



" Prepare to Dismount.'' 



On this caution, each man will place 

 both his hands on his horse's withers, and 

 raise himself from the horse's back by 

 straightening his arms. 



" Dismount." 



He will bring his right leg clear over his 

 horse's quarters and alight on the ground, 

 throwing his weight on his toes. He will 

 then step six inches to his left, close his 

 right heel and turn to the left, laying hold 

 of the bridoon rein. 



