. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. OBJECTS OF LATERAL FLEXIONS. 105 As the first care of the rider should be to keep his animal straight, he should use both legs to obtain impulsion, the leg of the side opposite to the bend of the neck being applied more strongly than the other leg. When the legs act simultaneously, they are agents of pro- pulsion ; but when one acts stronger than the other, it is an. Fig 35.—Correct lateral flexion when mounted. agent of direction. One leg should never act by itself: the simultaneous action of both legs is propulsion; the
. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. OBJECTS OF LATERAL FLEXIONS. 105 As the first care of the rider should be to keep his animal straight, he should use both legs to obtain impulsion, the leg of the side opposite to the bend of the neck being applied more strongly than the other leg. When the legs act simultaneously, they are agents of pro- pulsion ; but when one acts stronger than the other, it is an. Fig 35.—Correct lateral flexion when mounted. agent of direction. One leg should never act by itself: the simultaneous action of both legs is propulsion; the pre- dominance of one over the other is direction. Finally, as the hands are much more effective for guiding than the legs, they should be used in a very light manner. The fundamental error of Baucher's lateral flexion is as well marked in mounted work as in foot work. Compare Fig. 36, which I have taken from Baucher's book, with Fig. 35, which represents correct flexion. Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fillis, James, 1834-1913. London, Hurst and Blackett
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