TJie Military Seat. 



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saddler's hands, and order him to sit in a particular 

 manner ; it is just as necessary, or more so, to make 

 the saddle fit the man's seat, as to make his coat or 

 boots fit his body or feet ; and this is done, after careful 

 observation of the seat, by shortening or lengthening 

 the bearing-strap of the seat, or by altering the lacings, 

 till the seat comes right of itself, when you don't need 

 to correct it in the riding-school. Fig. 5 shows the 

 outlines of those Huno^arian saddles. At a the bearins:- 



strap of the seat is laced down so as to have its lowest 

 point toward the rear of the saddle, the consequence 

 of which is to throw the rider's seat back on the Mon- 

 boddo bone, bringing the thigh forward and the knee 

 toward the horse's shoulder, wash-ball fashion. At 6 

 the reverse is the case ; the bearing-strap being laced 

 down in front, its hinder part throws the rider altoge- 

 ther into his fork, and the thigh and leg come too 

 far back, muff fashion ; a bends his neck and shoulders 



