The Oentleman^s Seat. 83 



the saddle easy and comfortable, and few remarks 



will be necessary. Care should be taken to sit as 



close to the saddle as possible : there should be 



no more rising than is necessary to keep in unison 

 with the rise and fall of the horse. Hands should 



be low down, elbows close in to the sides, shoulders 

 steady and immovable. The legs should rest 

 naturally, but firmly, against the horse's sides, 

 heels down, toes up, and the feet steady and firm. 

 They should not be worked backward and forward. 

 Nothing looks more ungainly than to see a rider 

 shrugging his shoulders up and down, and work- 

 ing his feet backward and forward. 



Observing these rules, and all that has been 

 said previously, it depends now upon the practice 

 of the rider whether trotting is easy, graceful and 

 pleasantj or otherwisCi I should remark that in 



