The art of taming and educating the horse : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing, and the practical treatment for sickness, lameness, etc: with a large number of recipes . Fig. 250.—Position in the saddle back of the horse, her face directly to the front, her shoul-ders drawn back, and her elbows held to her sides. Shewill permit her body, from the hips upward, to bend withthe motions of the horse, in order that she may preserveher balanc
The art of taming and educating the horse : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing, and the practical treatment for sickness, lameness, etc: with a large number of recipes . Fig. 250.—Position in the saddle back of the horse, her face directly to the front, her shoul-ders drawn back, and her elbows held to her sides. Shewill permit her body, from the hips upward, to bend withthe motions of the horse, in order that she may preserveher balance. The right knee will hold the upright hornclose in the bend of the knee. The left foot will be thrustinto the stirrup to the ball of the foot, and the heel wall, asa rule, be carried down. But when the heel is elevated,the upper part of the left knee should find support in the PRACTICAL HINTS. 359 side horn, and for tlint end the stirrup leather shonhl begiven such a length as will permit this. A lady shouldnoA^er be mounted on a weak or stumbling horse. The reins are to be held in the left hand, as alreadydescribed, and in a line with the elbow. The whip shouldbe carried in the right hand, with the jioint toward the. Fig. 251.—Good ijositiou. ground. It takes the place of the right leg of the man,and the horse should be trained to answer to its applicadonin exactly the same way as to the pressure of the mansleg. The horse should never be struck with the whip uponthe head, neck, or shoulders, as such whipping will renderhim nervous, and may cause him to swerve. It does not come within the limits of an abbreviatedarticle of this character to give the details for the trainingof a horse to the different gaits and tricks of Avhich he is 3G0 EQUESTlilANlSM. capable under the saddle, as there are a great variety ofworks imparting this knowledge in full, which are easilyaccessible by those who desire it. With these suggestions,and suffieiont practice, any one may enjoy this the
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