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little over on the off side, so as to place her weight as 

 much as possible on the middle line of the seat of the 

 saddle, namely, over the backbone of the horse ; and (3), 

 as already pointed out (p. 34), by having the leaping 

 head close to the upper crutch, in order to meet 

 the second requirement, she should rest her weight 



Fig. 79. — Position of rider's legs at the walk. 



on her right leg, which in any case will have less 

 fatigue to bear than the left one. Putting the weight on 

 the right leg has the further advantage of lessening the 

 tendency of the right shoulder to go forward, and of 

 diminishing the pressure of the left foot on the stirrup. 

 The preponderance of weight on the left side of 

 the saddle is liable to cause undue pressure on the 

 off side of the withers, and also, though to a lesser 



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