Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece ; Or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common RidingEdward Moxon, 1861 - 130 páginas |
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... called the most perfect straight - forward hands ; that is , imen who on the turf would hold the most difficult three- year - old to the steady stroke of the two - mile course , and place him as a winner to half - a - length - who in ...
... called the most perfect straight - forward hands ; that is , imen who on the turf would hold the most difficult three- year - old to the steady stroke of the two - mile course , and place him as a winner to half - a - length - who in ...
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... called colt- breakers exists at all . For if we all rode on their principle , which is the true principle , any groom or moderately good rider could break any colt or ride any restive horse . No horse becomes restive in the colt ...
... called colt- breakers exists at all . For if we all rode on their principle , which is the true principle , any groom or moderately good rider could break any colt or ride any restive horse . No horse becomes restive in the colt ...
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... called the handle of a hunting whip is a frightful enormity . The excuse is , to open gates ; but if you put your horse's side against a gate , it is better opened by the hand , but keep your leg from your horse's side . The fingering ...
... called the handle of a hunting whip is a frightful enormity . The excuse is , to open gates ; but if you put your horse's side against a gate , it is better opened by the hand , but keep your leg from your horse's side . The fingering ...
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... called " standing on the stirrups " consists chiefly in bringing the weight forward on to both thighs . In this position the rider has a greater power of adjusting the balance of his weight to the movements of his horse . In racing it ...
... called " standing on the stirrups " consists chiefly in bringing the weight forward on to both thighs . In this position the rider has a greater power of adjusting the balance of his weight to the movements of his horse . In racing it ...
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... called leading with one leg , the line between his two fore feet and the line between his two hind feet are by no means at right angles to the line of his direction ; so that the greatest distance from footprint to footprint is not ...
... called leading with one leg , the line between his two fore feet and the line between his two hind feet are by no means at right angles to the line of his direction ; so that the greatest distance from footprint to footprint is not ...
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2nd Life Guards Arab bars breeds bridle buckles canter carrot cavalry chair CHAPTER CHARLES LAMB cloth CLUTCH COLERIDGE'S colt colt-breaker common error common riding cross croupe distressed for wind EDITION EDWARD MOXON feet flap foolscap 8vo foot force foreign fulcrum fourth finger gallop girths ground hard food head-stall HISTORY OF EGYPT holding and handling horse's head horse's mouth horseman hunting indications jockey keep knee lady left hand left rein left shoulder legs loose manége martingale mount muscular natural conditions noseband obey pace pass POEMS porte prevent price 68 pull pummel quits the hand rein back Reins at full restive horse rider right hand right rein roller rough-rider saddle seat short rein shortening the reins side side-saddle snaffle soldier sore ridge stall stirrup stirrup-leather strap style of riding supple surcingle THOMAS HOOD throw thumb tongue turn urging volume warmth weight whip WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wrong rein
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