. The barb and the bridle : a handbook of equitation for ladies, and manual of instruction in the science of riding, from the preparatory supplying exercises on foot, to the form in which a lady should ride to hounds. Horses; Horsemanship. 8 THE BARB AND THE BRIDLE. figure, the tij^s of the fingers joinmg (Fig, 3). On the word "two,"" raise the hands, still joined, slowly above and slightly in front of the head, to the full extent of the arms (Fig. 4). " Three," separate the hands, and, tirrning the palms upwards, lower them to the level of the shoulders, the anns full
. The barb and the bridle : a handbook of equitation for ladies, and manual of instruction in the science of riding, from the preparatory supplying exercises on foot, to the form in which a lady should ride to hounds. Horses; Horsemanship. 8 THE BARB AND THE BRIDLE. figure, the tij^s of the fingers joinmg (Fig, 3). On the word "two,"" raise the hands, still joined, slowly above and slightly in front of the head, to the full extent of the arms (Fig. 4). " Three," separate the hands, and, tirrning the palms upwards, lower them to the level of the shoulders, the anns fully extended (Fig. 5). Simultaneously with the lowering of the hands the heels should be raised elowly from the ground, so as to bring the weight of the body upon the toes. On the word "four,'' lower the hands gradually to the sides, carry- ing them at the same time well to the rear (Fig. 6). The heels are. Fig. 5. Fig. 6. also to be lowered to the ground as the hands are carried This exercise shoidd always be done slowly, as its object is the gradual flexing and suppling of the shoulder and elbow joints, and giving mobile action to those of the feet. In using dumb-bells the first practice with them may be identical with the above, the dumb- bells being grasped firmly in the centre. Third practice.—On the word "one," close the hands firmly by the sides; "two," raise them up quietly, bending the elbows until. 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 Vieille Moustache, Pseud. London : The Queen Office
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