Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 118
o explain this very essentialpart of horsemanship, we will just mention, that it is for the riderwhen his horse is working straight and upright on his legs, to keephis body in an upright position ; when the animal breaks into a trot,to incline his body a little back ; and in the gallop, leap, or… … 108 EIDINa. same degree, or else he will lose his balance ; indeed, the art ofbalancing consists in implicitly yielding the body to every movementof the horse, and to acquire it properly, the practice on circles is ex-tremely useful, working carefully and equally to both hands. Therider should…
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