The Gentleman s Seat. 101 



inspiration of good horsemanship will transform 

 him into a noble, handsome creature, with life, 

 vigour and action, and everj^ step he takes will 

 imply as plainly as possible that it proceeds from 

 the will of the rider, conveyed to him by the 

 electric current which perfects the unity of move- 

 ment between the two. 



No horse will be at his best, or even walk 

 well, that is not well ridden. And no horse is a 

 safe conveyance with a bad rider on his back. 

 He is equally in error in pulling him up and in 

 giving him his head, he does the latter when he 

 should do the former, and vice versa ; and the 

 result is many a good horse stumbles or falls 

 through the fault of his rider. 



T have observed a great tendency in riders 

 (and some, not by any means bad horsemen in 



