72 The Seat and Balance. 



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The body should always be in a situation, as 

 well to preserve the balance, as to maintain the 

 seat. 



The seat is the disposition of the several parts 

 of the body, agreeably to the manner in which 

 the horse works. 



The immediate result of this is, the keeping 

 firm in the saddle at such times as the body is 

 liable to be thrown on the horse's neck, if not 

 over his head, or to tumble backward over the 

 horse's tail. 



It should be explained to the pupil, that, to have 

 a good seat on horseback, she must be in unity 

 with her horse, and as firm and easy as though 

 they were one body. 



The fundamental seat is that medium position 

 from which all others proceed, and in which the 

 rider sits when the horse is not only going straight 

 forward, but without any bend in his position. 



One of the most common errors committed by 



