SEAT OF THE RIDER. 41 



and said nothing about those new principles 

 that concern the rider's seat. I reserved 

 these last until after the indisputable success 

 of the official trials. By means of these 

 principles, added to those which I have pub- 

 lished upon the art of horse-breaking, I 

 shorten the man's work, and establish a 

 system not only precise, but complete in 

 these two important parts of horsemanship, 

 hitherto so confused. 



By following my new instructions relating 

 to the man's seat on horseback, we will 

 promptly arrive at a certain result ; they 

 are as easy to understand as to demonstrate. 

 Two sentences are sufficient to explain all 

 to the rider, and enable him to obtain a good 

 seat by the simple advice of the instructor. 



The seat of the rider. The rider will 

 expand his chest as much as possible, so 

 that each part of his body rests upon that 

 next below it, for the purpose of increasing 



