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The right hip, however, being much ad- 

 vanced, to preserve the balance and support 

 the position, to prevent any unseemly distor- 

 tion which the body would have by thus turn- 

 ing beyond a certain medium, the shoulders 

 may be stayed by carrying the left hand a 

 little outward, or letting the hand operate 

 outward by the turn or motion of the wrist. 



Observe, when the body and hands are 

 placed straight with your horse, an imper- 

 ceptible turn of the body will remove the 

 hands an inch, which is about a fifth part 

 of the power the aid of the body possesses, 

 independent of any removal of the hand. 



The leg, always remember, is to assist the 

 hands, by putting the croupe forward, while 

 you stay the shoulders ; and when both are 

 right, let them proceed together. 



Should the croupe advance too forward, as 

 mostly happens from a defective balance, the 

 body by leaning to the outward stoping the 

 shoulders, — if so, correct your seat ; otherwise 



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