1 2 Horse and Man. 



away at a slashing hand-gallop ; and the rider 

 carries his bust and head like an ugly, vulgar 

 centaur. Lord Scamperdale is certainly an 

 ill-dressed and ill-looking man, but there is no 

 mistake about his being a consummate horse- 

 man. 



You now know how to sit properly in 

 your saddle, and are beginning to feel tolerably 

 comfortable while doing so. Next learn to 

 resume your seat quickly and naturally when- 

 ever it is disturbed. Have your horse led 

 about at a walk. Throw yourself into every 

 irregular attitude you can think of. Swing 

 your body backwards and forwards, shift 

 your seat from side to side, sway and stretch 

 your thighs and legs ; and return, after every 

 change of posture, to your original position. 

 When you can do this with a single, quick, 

 smooth, easy movement, you know how to 

 take a good seat on horseback. All that 

 remains is to find out the best way of 

 keeping it. 



1. Fixing the Legs. There are good 

 judges who maintain that the art of keeping 

 your seat on horseback is simply the art of 



