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Mounting and dismounting should also 

 be practised on the off side. 



As soon as the recruits are perfect in the 

 detailed motions of mounting and dis- 

 mounting, they must be practised in 

 mounting and dismounting without paus- 

 ing between the several motions. 



Position with Numnahs. 



The recruits beino^ mounted will now be 

 placed in the proper mounted position. 



Each man should have his body balanced 

 in the middle of the horse's back, head 

 erect and square to the front, shoulders 

 well thrown back, chest advanced, small of 

 the back slightly bent forward, upper part 

 of the arms hanging straight down from 

 the shoulder, elbows bent and lightly closed 

 to the hips, little fingers on a level 

 with the elbows, wrists rounded, knuckles 

 to the front, and thumbs pointing across 

 the body. Each hand should hold a rein 

 between the third and fourth finger, the 

 end being thrown over the forefinger and 

 the thumb closed upon it ; when the horse 

 is in motion the hands should be about 

 three inches from the body, and from four 

 to six inches apart, but when sitting at 



