36 GETTING INTO PLACE. 



bearing the weight of the body upon the 

 buttocks, make the inner sides of the thigh, 

 from the knee up, grasp the saddle. The 

 body must be held erect, the shoulders 

 thrown back, and the chin drawn in ; and 

 the elbows should be carried close to the 

 sides. 



The legs, from the knee down, should 

 hang without stiffness, and the feet will, 

 without effort, find their proper place, 

 parallel with the body of the horse. 



The length of stirrup-leather will be 

 found when the tread of the iron strikes 

 the heel of the boot immediately above the 

 junction of the sole. The toes will be 

 raised and inserted in the stirrups as far as 

 the balls of the feet. 



The stability of the seat is dependent 

 upon the zveight of the body, the balci7ice, 



