USUAL OR INSTINCTIVE EQUITATION 



on it. The toe turns a little inward, just enough 

 to prevent the left calf from pressing against the 

 saddle, since this would tend to pull the entire 

 body round to the left. 



Further details of the woman rider's position 



may be found in my 

 book, The Horsewoman, 

 D. Appleton and Com- 

 pany, New York. This 

 which I have here set 

 forth is the accepted 

 posture. It is easily ac- 

 quired if the pupil be- 

 gins young and prac- 

 tices certain calisthenic 

 exercises on horseback. 

 To have a good seat is 

 to be able to retain this 

 position, under all con- 

 ditions, with the horse 

 in motion. No woman, 

 young or adult, can ac- 

 quire such seat merely by reading any book. She 

 needs in addition, the help of a teacher, one, 

 moreover, of long experience. 



The principles of the reasoned and of the sci- 

 entific equitation are the same for women as for 

 men, the woman rider's whip taking the place of 

 the man's right leg. 



CORRECT POSITION OF THE 



LEGS AND ARMS WHEN 



MOUNTED 



