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EQUESTEIANISM. 



explained under that head) as will insure his entire docility 

 and easy management. This is particularly necessary be- 

 fore attempting to ride him in the street. 



Much of the foregoing instruction will apply to ladies 

 learning to ride horseback. The lady should so sit upon 

 the horse that her weight will fall perpendicularly to the 



FIG. 250. Position in the saddle 



back of the horse, her face directly to the front, her shoul- 

 ders drawn back, and her elbows held to her sides. She 

 will permit her body, from the hips upward, to bend with 

 the motions of the horse, in order that she may preserve 

 her balance. The right knee will hold the upright horn 

 close in the bend of the knee. The left foot will be thrust 

 into the stirrup to the ball of the foot, and the heel will, as 

 a rule, be carried down. But when the heel is elevated, 

 the upper part of the left knee should find support in the 



