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Preparing to mount hog-maned pony 



,, ,, „ in military fashion 



Riding lad preparing to mount 



„ ,, bearing his weight on horse's neck 

 mounting ... ... 



Getting a leg-up ..... 



Preparing to dismount .... 



Dismounting .... 



Stopping short ..... 



Sitting easily ...... 



Back hollowed out ..... 



Daylight showing between knees and saddle 

 No daylight between knees and saddle 

 Hunting seat at a walk 



„ „ a gallop . 

 Clearing the pommel to see if the 



right length 



stirrups are the 



Riding without reins 



Out hunting .... 



Shortening the reins before using the whip w 



right hand .... 

 Swinging the whip forward before bringing it up 

 Bringing the whip up before using it 

 Shortening the reins with the right hand before 



the whip with the left hand . 

 Drawing the whip through the right hand . 

 Sitting down at a trot .... 

 Rising at the trot .... 



Turning a horse with outward hand raised 



)) 5) 



„ kept low 



Passage to the right ..... 

 Preparing to pick up an object off the ground 



when 



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