. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : 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 .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). PEACTICAL HINTS. 353 The learner should make no attemjit to guide or manage his horse, nor even trouble himself how to mount and dis- mount.
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : 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 .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). PEACTICAL HINTS. 353 The learner should make no attemjit to guide or manage his horse, nor even trouble himself how to mount and dis- mount. Let him get into the saddle, turn his toes inward, press his knees against the saddle, but not his cah'es, bring- ing the flat of the thiglis in the largest contact with it. Curve the spine inward, and throw the shoulders Fir. 243.—A secure seat. Let the arnvs hang listlessly by the side. Holding mainly by the knees, shift the seat from side to side and from front to rear, with as little swaying as possible of the up- per part of the bod}'. Continue this practice, no matter how long it takes, until the seat is firm, and the learner can move in any direction while keeping the spine curved in- ward. When the rider has accustomed himself to the slow 23. 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 Magner, D. (Dennis), b. 1833; Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU. Battle Creek, Mich. : Review & Herald publishing house
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