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right hand on the Cantlet or back part of the faddle, 

 rather on the off fide of it, and with your left knee 

 preft firm againft the horfe's fide, fpring yourfelf up 

 perpendicularly, bending the fmall of your back and 

 looking chearfully up rather than down. The next 

 move you make is to remove your right-hand from 

 the Cantlet and place it firm upon the Pummel, or 

 front of your faddle, bearing your weight upon it, 

 at the fame time bend your right knee, and bring 

 your body round, looking fi:rait over your horfe's 

 head, letting yourfelf firmly and eafily down into 

 your feat, with the fhoulders eafily back, bent well 

 in your waiil or loins, and your chefi: well prefented 

 in front, with a pleafant uncontradted countenance. 



You of courfe next recover or take your fwitch, 

 which is done by putting your right-hand over your 

 left, and with a quick firm motion take it in your 

 right hand, holding the fame perpendicularly. 



Proceed us next tothe adjufi:ing the Reins, which 

 is of the utmoll ufe. Suppofing you ride with Bit 

 and Bridoun, being four in number, place them all 

 even and flat in your left hand, exacftly in the fame 

 manner as defciibed in taking the Bridoun in mount- 

 ing; that is to fay, your four reins placed even, the 

 one upon the other, remembering always to place 

 your Bridouns on the outfides, fo that you may any 

 time lengthen or Ihorten them at pleafure, with- 

 out putting the whole into confufion, and caufe the 

 Bit to ad: alone, or Bridoun alone, or both Bit and 

 Bridcun to adt too;ether. 



I have obferved before that only your little finger 

 {liould be between the reins when only two, it is 

 the fame now four, fo now your two reins on the 



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