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On Mounting Your Horse. 



FIRST we will fuppofe your horfc properly fad- 

 died and bridled. Take your Bridoun-rein ( if you 

 have Bit and Bridounjin your right-hand, fhifting it 

 till you have found the center of the rein; then 

 with your fwitch or whip in your left-hand, place 

 your little finger between the renis, fo that the right 

 rein iies flat in your hand upon three fingers, and 

 your thumb preiling your left rein flat upon the right, 

 keeping your thumb both upon right and left rein, 

 firm upon your fore-finger ; and in this pofition you 

 eafe your hand a little and flide it firmly down the 

 reins upon your horfe's neck, taking a firm hold of a 

 lock of his mane, which will aflift you in fpringing 

 to mount: remember that when you attempt to mount, 

 that your reins are not fo tight as to check your horfe, 

 or to offend his mouth, fo as to caufe him to rear, or 

 rein back, but that your ac1:ion is fmooih and light 

 as pofTible. 



Your horfe being firmly flayed, you next take 

 your Stirrup-leather in your Right-hand, about 

 four inches from the flirrup-iron, and fix one third 

 0^ your foot in the flirrup, flanding fquare with 

 your horfe's fide i next take a firm hold with your 



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