 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1861 - 900 pages
...ride hie horse, or to have any part of his body in the proper equilibrium ; but the man who rides bis horse with a light, steady hand, and elastic body...even, has the power of restoring itself to its former sent), in unison with the horse'* action, may be truly said to ride in tlie proper equilibrium." Mounting... | |
 | Nimrod - Horsemanship - 1863 - 468 pages
...paces ; which, of course, cannot be expected all at once. A man that rides by the force of his knees alone, shaking his arms and hands, although he rides...be truly said to ride in the proper equilibrium." The act of mounting may be called the first step in practical horsemanship. With horses perfectly quiet,... | |
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... at once. A man that rides by the force of his knees alone, shaking his arms and hands, although he rides his distance in the same period of time that the good rider would, yet he cannot be said to ride his horse, or to have any part of his body in... 