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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. I. 



unpleasant seat for him, though it fit the 

 horse. 



The best test of the propriety or adaptation 

 of the seat is, when the rider, without stirrups 

 and without effort, easily falls into and keeps 

 his proper situation in the saddle ; for, when 

 the seat is improperly shaped, he will be 

 shifted and placed insecurely. 



When the saddle is on the horse's back, 

 the lowest part of the seat should be rather 

 behind the centre of the saddle. There the 

 weight of the body will fall, and the thighs be 

 permitted to keep their proper position. 



We have no hesitation in mentioning Jack- 

 son* as the best maker of gentlemen's saddles 

 in London. His admirable improvements 

 also in ladies' saddles render them the only 

 ones fit to be used, as we have elsewhere 

 shown. 



* No. 115, Crawford Street. 



