How to Ride and School a Horse: With a System of Horse Gymnastics |
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action aids application balance bear the weight bend body brought buttocks cadence centre of gravity curb curb-reins direct line direct rein equi equilibrium fix the croup foot forces fore-hand gait gallop give grasp hand and legs hang head heel hind hind-legs hold horse lead horse rears horse rises horse takes horsemanship induce keep knee lean back leap leaves the ground left hand left leg lessons librium long strides mane and pommel manége martingale ment motions mounted mouth move never obedient opposite fore-leg opposite spur pass permit pirouettes pivot practised pressure prevent the croup proper resistance rider will bring riding right hand right leg right rein right side saddle SCHOOL A HORSE school-riding seat Seize the mane snaffle snaffle-bit snaffle-rein standing step stirrups takes the long taught teaching the horse tension thighs trained horse trainer traverse trot turn vice W. H. ALLEN walk whip yield young horse
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Page 92 - The lady should so sit upon the horse that her weight will fall perpendicularly to the back of the horse ; her face directly to the front, her shoulders drawn back, and her elbows held to her sides. She will permit her body, from the hips upwards, to bend with the motions of the horse, in order that she may preserve her balance. The reins are to be held in the manner prescribed for men, the hand in front of the body, and in a line with the elbow. The whip is to be carried in the right hand, with...
Page 12 - HORSE GYMNASTICS. THE following exercises will be found of great service in giving strength to the seat, in aiding the balance, in teaching the habit of regaining a lost position without disturbing the tension of the reins, and in giving ease and grace to all the motions of the rider.
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