ILLUSTRATIONS 



38. THE TROT BACKWARDS ' 296 



39. GALLOP ON THREE LEGS: RIGHT FORE LEG EX- 

 TENDED 297 



40. GALLOP ON THREE LEGS : LEFT FORE LEG EX- 

 TENDED 297 



41. THE GALLOP TERRE A TERRE 302 



42. FlLLIS AT THE GALLOP BACKWARD 306 



43. "WHY-NOT" AT THE GALLOP BACKWARD 306 



CUTS IN THE TEXT 



AN ANCIENT GREEK RIDER 4 



MOUNTING: FIRST METHOD 7 



MOUNTING: SECOND METHOD 9 



RIDING IN THE PILLARS TO COMPLETE THE RIDER'S 



SEAT 28 



CORRECT MANNER OF MOUNTING FOR A WOMAN 31 



CORRECT POSITION OF THE WOMAN ON HORSEBACK 35 

 CORRECT POSITION OF THE WOMAN'S LEGS AND ARMS 



WHEN MOUNTED 36 



AMBLE 42 



SINGLE-FOOT 45 



FIRST LESSON WITH THE LONGE 47 



THE HORSE, MOUNTED, LEAPS THE BAR DIRECTED BY 



THE LONGE 49 



THE HORSE JUMPS THE OBSTACLE MOUNTED AND UN- 

 DER CONTROL OF THE RIDER 50 

 THE HORSE COMES SQUARELY TO THE OBSTACLE AND 



JUMPS FRANKLY 51 



DUMB- JOCKEY, USED FOR TRAINING THE HORSE TO AC- 

 CEPT CONTACT OF THE BITS AT THE DIFFERENT GAITS 60 

 FIRST LESSON WITH THE LONGE 61 



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