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Title: Cross country with horse and hound
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Peer, Frank Sherman
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Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ssault than thepresent theories for slanting shoulders. A little reflectionwill prove that the proper position of a saddle on a horsefor cross-country work, where there is jumping to be done,is one that places the rider well back, so that his weightcomes as near the centre of gravity as possible. Flat-ra-cing and cross-country riding are things of entirely differentcolour. The forward seat, over the horses shoulders,— aseat, in fact, where the position of a jockey lying along theneck of his mount brings the riders centre of gravity wellover, if not forward of, the fore legs of his mount,— hasbeen demonstrated beyond question to be the very best po-sition under which a horse on the flat can extend him-self. Doubtless a horse with the weight on the shouldersmakes the lift of the weight with the spring of the forelegs, which leaves the hind legs and quarters to do the pro-pelling with the least possible hindrance. On the otherhand, while a horse may be ridden with the centre of grav-
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OT) O CQ CQ (U to o j(^21Ji££5SSI8^*i?S!?>^. -.v. .<v..- -i- The Hunter; His Conformation 31 ity over his fore legs across a field, it is obvious that in tak-ing a fence the best, the easiest, the most secure position ofthe rider must be well back. The position of a boy on arocking-horse, or a person in a rocking-chair, best illustratesmy meaning. When the centre of gravity on either thewooden rocking-horse or rocking-chair is forward of thecentre, the motion is laboured and all in one direction. Ifa person sits too far forward in a rocking-chair, the forwardrock corresponds to the landing side of a jump, and assistsgreatly in producing a spill. Seated too far back, one can-not make the rocker go forward without an undue exertion.This illustrates the taking-ofF position of a jump : the horse,like the person in the rocker, must make an unusual effortto carry the rider forward. This is so plain and simple acondition that it seems almost absurd to ment

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