Cross country with horse and hound . c € -* V ^ i^^ ^? ?-•^ :*^ :a^ ro. Seat 93 as his shoulders and present the ridiculous appearance ofworking his arms as if he were a flying-machine or a pin-ioned duck going through the motions of flight. Again,he may thrust his foot too far forward, as if bracing himselfagainst the rush of the wind, or too far back, as if he weretrying vainly to get upon his knees. He may slouch inthe body too far forward, as if he were weak in the back,or he may sit so straight and stiflf as to suggest his beinginspired with the idea that he is some great general aboutto
Cross country with horse and hound . c € -* V ^ i^^ ^? ?-•^ :*^ :a^ ro. Seat 93 as his shoulders and present the ridiculous appearance ofworking his arms as if he were a flying-machine or a pin-ioned duck going through the motions of flight. Again,he may thrust his foot too far forward, as if bracing himselfagainst the rush of the wind, or too far back, as if he weretrying vainly to get upon his knees. He may slouch inthe body too far forward, as if he were weak in the back,or he may sit so straight and stiflf as to suggest his beinginspired with the idea that he is some great general aboutto be cast in bronze for a public park. By riding with toolong stirrup-irons he may resemble a scarecrow in a corn-field,or by having them needlessly short suggest a monkey ridingon a circus horse. Correct form is that which gives the figurethe greatest ease and grace of carriage at the same time withthe securest seat and least fatigue. Ease, graceful carriage,absence of fatigue, come from unconsciousness. The com-bination must be natural. Bad form with unconsciousnessi
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