Handbook of Athletic Sports, Volume 6Ernest Bell G. Bell & sons, 1891 - Athletics |
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... fencing . All we aim at , in these few pages , is to give the tyro , and those whose faults need correction , some useful wrinkles as aids in the application and development of the practical tuition which must be undergone . There are ...
... fencing . All we aim at , in these few pages , is to give the tyro , and those whose faults need correction , some useful wrinkles as aids in the application and development of the practical tuition which must be undergone . There are ...
Page xx
... fences on either side , without drawing rein or without emptying a saddle . And yet this feat was per- formed by one of our regiments during last autumn manoeuvres without the slightest hesitation , though this " double event " would ...
... fences on either side , without drawing rein or without emptying a saddle . And yet this feat was per- formed by one of our regiments during last autumn manoeuvres without the slightest hesitation , though this " double event " would ...
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... fence , or " go in - and - out - clever ; " it means the mesmeric influence -the brain , the eye , the nerves , the muscles , all unconsciously acting on the aids together - of the man guiding and bend- ing the horse to his will without ...
... fence , or " go in - and - out - clever ; " it means the mesmeric influence -the brain , the eye , the nerves , the muscles , all unconsciously acting on the aids together - of the man guiding and bend- ing the horse to his will without ...
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... fences , and racing packs of hounds , blood is a sine qua non . The fifteen hands horse will carry his rider brilliantly in a small cramped country , or over the high banks and steep hills of Wales or West of England , where one verging ...
... fences , and racing packs of hounds , blood is a sine qua non . The fifteen hands horse will carry his rider brilliantly in a small cramped country , or over the high banks and steep hills of Wales or West of England , where one verging ...
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... fences . He takes no trouble to appear or act like a horseman , there is no affectation , no attitudinising , nothing peculiar about him , yet his every motion is that of a gentleman and of a finished equestrian . Do not make your own ...
... fences . He takes no trouble to appear or act like a horseman , there is no affectation , no attitudinising , nothing peculiar about him , yet his every motion is that of a gentleman and of a finished equestrian . Do not make your own ...
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