THE POSITION OF THE BODY 



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bury one's knuckles into the horse's back, and press 

 the body back as strongly as possible. No matter 



This sketch represents a horse " pitching " as he lands. It 

 would be similar to when landing over a " drop " fence, or any- 

 other occasion when the angle of descent is extreme. It should 

 be noted that the rider has not lengthened his reins. If he were 

 crossing a sunken road he would be able to collect his horse in a 

 moment, and his reins would be of the right length to be able to 

 " put " his horse at the " up " fence, without difficulty. 



how good the rider's seat may be, a circumstance 

 such as this is very disconcerting, and it is still 

 more so when riding a bold horse which is not 

 suspected of refusing. I remember this happening 



