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GETTING INTO PLACE. 



carry over the right leg, and sink Into the 

 saddle. 



Whe7i the seat is obtained release the 

 holds upon the mane and pommel, and 

 pass the reins into the left hand. 



After the left hand has seized the 

 mane the horse cannot prevent the rider 

 reaching his seat ; and the rider firmly es- 

 tablishes himself before he withdraws the 

 support of either hand. 



There is no difficulty, for one who is 

 not infirm, to mount in this way, and the 

 only objection that can be made to it, so 

 far as I can see, is that by a " cow-kick " 

 the man standing at the girth may receive 

 an injury. But this is a rare vice, and a 

 horse that kicks is dangerous to approach, 

 for mounting or for any other purpose ; so 

 that it is hardly worth while to abandon a 



