. Exercises on the side horse . Spalding Red Cover Series ofAthletic Handbooks No. 67R EXERCISESON THE SIDE HORSE By WILLIAM J. CROMIE Instructor in Gymnastics University of Pennsylvania PUBLISHED BY n AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING -—j COMPANY -J l-J I—i 21 Warren Street, New York. .0? sa-2.\ Copyright. 1921 BY American Spouts Publishing CompanyNew York DEC 27 1921©r, •^0 I SPALDINGT, ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 3 FOREWORD. THE side horse is one of the best pieces of appar-atus found in our gymnasia. Horse work is alsoone of the most difficult forms of exercise, as it re-quires an almost perfect b
. Exercises on the side horse . Spalding Red Cover Series ofAthletic Handbooks No. 67R EXERCISESON THE SIDE HORSE By WILLIAM J. CROMIE Instructor in Gymnastics University of Pennsylvania PUBLISHED BY n AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING -—j COMPANY -J l-J I—i 21 Warren Street, New York. .0? sa-2.\ Copyright. 1921 BY American Spouts Publishing CompanyNew York DEC 27 1921©r, •^0 I SPALDINGT, ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 3 FOREWORD. THE side horse is one of the best pieces of appar-atus found in our gymnasia. Horse work is alsoone of the most difficult forms of exercise, as it re-quires an almost perfect balance, a shifting the weightof the body in various directions, and a high formof co-ordination. The elementary exercises, except the vault, arenot taken up in this book, but the more advancedwork is shown. Many writers have illustrated thesimple work, but there are none, to the writersknowledge, who have photographic illustrationsshowing circles and advanced exercises upon the sidehorse. Two or more persons posed in these illustra-tions in order to show the successive parts of theexercise. It is very important to have good form upon thehorse, as the tendency is to **hump the back andcontract the chest. Keep the chest well expandedand do not hump. One should also use
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