66 THE WALK AND THE TROT, 



it will be independent of the motion he al- 

 lows his body to make. 



To rise in the trot the rider will make 

 use of the knees to secure the seat and 

 allow his body, slightly sustained by the 

 stirrups, to be thrown up by the motion of 

 the horse, letting his weight sink back Into 

 the saddle in time to take the next impetus 

 of the gait. The shoulders should be held 

 easy, but in rest ; and the legs should hang 

 straight down from the knee, and must not 

 be permitted to work along the sides of 

 the horse. 



