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motion of her body is regulated by the action of her 

 hip joints, and not by altering her seat, which should 

 remain fixed, and, as it were, glued to the saddle, at 

 the walk, canter, gallop and jump ; the trot being the 

 only movement at which she should rise. Having 

 learned the meaning of grip and leaning back, she 

 can take a snaffle rein in each hand, as in Fig. 71, 

 while keeping her hands low and well apart ; she can 

 then ''feel" the horse's mouth by drawing her hands 

 towards her through a distance of a few inches, and 

 then keeping them in a fixed position. 



