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ease they should be close together and 

 rest on the horse's withers, right hand over 

 the left. The thigh should be stretched 

 down from the hip, the flat of the thigh 

 close to the horse's side, the knees a httle 

 bent, and the legs hanging down from the 

 knee and near the horse's sides. . The heels 

 should be well stretched down, and the toes 

 raised from the insteps, and as near the 

 horse's sides as the heels. A plummet line 

 from the front point of the shoulder should 

 fall one inch behind the heels. 



While following these instructions, the 

 man must, however, sit easily on his horse, 

 without having his muscles unnaturally 

 braced, and without stiffness. In order to 

 get his toes and heels into a proper position, 

 he should be taught to turn the flat part of 

 the thigh from the hip towards the horse's 

 side, and not merely to twist the foot 

 inwards from the ankle or knee. 



This is the position halted, or at the 

 walk ; at the trot the body must be in- 

 clined a little backward, the whole figure 

 pliant, and accompaning the movements of 

 the horse. The elbows and lower limbs 

 must be kept steady. 



