Handbook of Athletic Sports, Volume 6Ernest Bell G. Bell & sons, 1891 - Athletics |
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... HOLD THE REINS ( 3 Illustrations ) ... 38 , 63 MOUNTING - SECOND POSITION ... From a Photograph 39 MOUNTING - FOURTH POSITION From a Photograph 40 MOUNTING - THIRD POSITION ... From a Photograph 41 ... 44 MOUNTING WITHOUT STIRRUPS ...
... HOLD THE REINS ( 3 Illustrations ) ... 38 , 63 MOUNTING - SECOND POSITION ... From a Photograph 39 MOUNTING - FOURTH POSITION From a Photograph 40 MOUNTING - THIRD POSITION ... From a Photograph 41 ... 44 MOUNTING WITHOUT STIRRUPS ...
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... hold , then " not the gaunt lion's hug , the boa's clasp , " would have been more deadly . Completely frenzied , roaring like a hungry lion , his solitary eye gleaming with passion , the Clydesdale put forth all his might , he struck ...
... hold , then " not the gaunt lion's hug , the boa's clasp , " would have been more deadly . Completely frenzied , roaring like a hungry lion , his solitary eye gleaming with passion , the Clydesdale put forth all his might , he struck ...
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... hold on . This is the time , and these are the means , by which to eradicate the germs of nervousness and to create nerve . We all know how passionately fond children are of their ponies , and how they seem to cleave unto them above all ...
... hold on . This is the time , and these are the means , by which to eradicate the germs of nervousness and to create nerve . We all know how passionately fond children are of their ponies , and how they seem to cleave unto them above all ...
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... hold the tough Arab fibre in the highest esteem . I am convinced that in the black tabernacles of the Bedaween of the Maha Rania exists the horse in the perfection of his beauty and pride , The difficulty is to get really good specimens ...
... hold the tough Arab fibre in the highest esteem . I am convinced that in the black tabernacles of the Bedaween of the Maha Rania exists the horse in the perfection of his beauty and pride , The difficulty is to get really good specimens ...
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... hold as a man on the pad of an elephant ; moreover , the short " chunky " pony is much more proppy and jerky in his movements than those of lighter and more " planky " build . Though of late years - grazing sheep having been found a ...
... hold as a man on the pad of an elephant ; moreover , the short " chunky " pony is much more proppy and jerky in his movements than those of lighter and more " planky " build . Though of late years - grazing sheep having been found a ...
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