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clothes are off the pommel of the saddle, and the 

 stirrup free of any entanglement. 



If the lady be assisted, the gentleman, or groom, 

 may either lift her completely off the saddle to the 

 ground ; or, taking her left hand in his left hand, 

 place his right hand on her waist, and, as she 

 springs off, support her in her descent. She may 

 also alight if she be tolerably active, by placing 

 her right hand in that of the gentleman (who, in 

 this case, must stand at the horse's shoulder) and 

 descend without any other support. Should there 

 be any objection to, or difficulty found in alighting 



by either of these modes, the gentleman, or groom, 

 may place himself immediately in front of the 

 lady, who is then to incline sufficiently forward for 

 him to receive her weight, by placing his hands 

 under her arms, and thus easing her descent. 



