. Riding and driving. his chin slightlywithdrawn, while his arms hang down should then, without disturbance in any otherpart of his body, raise his legs upward and in-ward until the points of his knees meet abovethe crest of the horse. From this position hewill drop his legs slowly until the inner sides ofhis thighs and the flat inner surfaces of his bentknees take every possible point of contact withthe saddle, the lower parts of the legs hangingwithout stiffness. There can be no question withregard to the height and position of the they be too high, the upper surfaces
. Riding and driving. his chin slightlywithdrawn, while his arms hang down should then, without disturbance in any otherpart of his body, raise his legs upward and in-ward until the points of his knees meet abovethe crest of the horse. From this position hewill drop his legs slowly until the inner sides ofhis thighs and the flat inner surfaces of his bentknees take every possible point of contact withthe saddle, the lower parts of the legs hangingwithout stiffness. There can be no question withregard to the height and position of the they be too high, the upper surfaces ofthe thigh will have contact with the saddle;should they be too low, the under surfaces of thethigh will find the saddle, when the points of theknees take this hold. The jockey seat is the ex-treme type of the first-named condition, thearmor-clad knight an extreme type of the latter. ^^ %£^ 1 m : Bi ^.^Mfcf.^ K.~ ** -^j^KM ^^^B^/* •^ •^iTrV -M i^ *» P i it ^ 1 Bu[ k FIG. 40. —A FUFIL OF SAUMUK. M. DE CISBERT. FIG. 41. —THAT MASTER OF THE ART. M. DE BUSSIGNY The Seat 69 The length of the stirrup leathers will be rightwhen the tread of the iron strikes the the riders feet are inserted in the stirrups,it will be found that without effort they areparallel with the sides of the horse, and veryslightly in rear of the perpendicular. From thiserect position upon his buttocks, together withthe grasp of the knees and thighs, the rider hasthe strongest and best possible seat that can beobtained through weight, balance, and friction;and from it the upper part of the body may, with-out affecting his stability, be bent forward orback, or swayed from side to side, as circumstancesmay require, while the lower parts of his legs arefree to apply the calf or the heel with rapidity andprecision to the sides of the horse. How muchof this bending or this swaying of the body maysometimes be required is exhibited by the photo-graph of the Italian cavalry officer who ridesdown th
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