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must take the place of the right leg. 



A matter which gives rise to great trouble and in many instance s 

 is accompanied by a hard struggle on the part of the beginner, is the ris- 

 ing of a woman to the trot. 



To avoid the jolting caused by that gait and bouncing in the saddle 

 and falling heavily on to the horses back; women should be taught to 

 raise and lower themselves into the saddle in conformity with the strides 

 of the horse. 



In doing so the -weight of the rider should be equally distributed 

 over the right knee and the left foot in the stirrup and the springing 

 motion should originate entirely from the regions about the woman's 

 hips. 



The right knee and lower leg and the left leg from the knee down 

 should remain immovable, that is, the swinging of both, which is 

 frequently seen -with pupils of limited skill, must be avoided. 



With many horses of a somewhat uneven gait it makes a decided 

 difference whether the woman rises with the right or left leg of the 

 horse and the beginner should learn to distinguish either, by feeling the 

 difference, the moment she begins to rise. A mistake which is commonly 

 made and sometimes adhered to, is the fact that women control thei** 



INCORRECT. CORRECT. 



POSITION IN RISING TO THE TEOT. 



