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PRINCIPLES OF P. VII. 



forward, as the horse rises, and backward, as 

 he alights. — See the Plates. 



By practice and attention, he will soon 

 learn to apply the aids necessary to assist the 

 horse. These are few; hut to a beginner, 

 they may be of difficult application. 



The position, then, of the horseman when 

 leaping changes as the horse changes his 

 position. 



Thus, when the horse is brought to the bar, 

 the body is to be upright, exactly in the posi- 

 tion which has been taught. — The legs are to 

 he applied to the horse's side, with such firmness 

 as to keep you down to the saddle, and in such 

 place that the action of your own body shall 

 not loosen or disturb them. The place of 

 the legs, accordingly, must be perpendicular 

 from the knee. If you place them more 

 backward, the action backward which the 

 body must take will loosen them, and then 

 you have no hold. The toe must be pulled 



