Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . horserequires his head free), for the horse will go witha straggling pace, which is very undesirable. Forrapid iiiovements, the essentials are a good andpowerful seat, good hands, a great knowledge ofpace,and quickness to take advantage of any chancesof sticcess. As the strongest part of a horse, and also the centerof action, is situated at a point just behind hisshoulder-blades, the nearer we can ride to this thebetter, and riding rather forward in the saddle is arelief to the horse, while leaning back, as it bearstipon his
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . horserequires his head free), for the horse will go witha straggling pace, which is very undesirable. Forrapid iiiovements, the essentials are a good andpowerful seat, good hands, a great knowledge ofpace,and quickness to take advantage of any chancesof sticcess. As the strongest part of a horse, and also the centerof action, is situated at a point just behind hisshoulder-blades, the nearer we can ride to this thebetter, and riding rather forward in the saddle is arelief to the horse, while leaning back, as it bearstipon his loins—his weakest part—is a cause of grip in riding should be maintained by the knees,1 the thighs, and the calves slightly. The thigh is theI most essential part of a good and strong seat. FewI riders thighs are short and roimd. have a goodj seat; while, on the other hand, jockeys and tall thinmen, whose thighs are long, and more or less hol-lowed on the under side, are generally very No one pretends to horsemanship without a knowl-.
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