CHAPTER III. 



GETTING INTO PLACE. 



To Mount, 



Facing the near side of the horse, 

 stand opposite his girth ; take the reins in 

 the right hand, and with it grasp the pom- 

 mel of the saddle, shortening the reins un- 

 til you feel the mouth of the horse. 



Hold the stirrup with the left hand, 

 and insert the left foot ; seize a lock of the 

 mane in the left hand, close to the crest of 

 the neck, turning the thumb uppermost. 



Rise in the stirrup, aided by both 



hands, until the left leg is straightened ; 



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