But to return to the subject of a man’s seat on horseback

But to return to the subject of a man’s seat on horseback

But to return to the subject of a man’s seat on horseback. Nolan, quoting Baucher, says, When first put on horseback, devote a few lessons to making his limbs supple, in the same way that you begin drill on foot with extension motions. Show him how to close up the thigh and leg to the saddle, and then work the leg backwards and forwards, up and down, without stirrups; make him swing a weight round in a circle from the shoulder as centre; the other hand placed on the thigh, thence to the rear, change the weight to the opposite hand, and same.

Fonte: Tamming Horses