Handbook of Athletic Sports, Volume 6Ernest Bell G. Bell & sons, 1891 - Athletics |
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Page 58
... pull up into a dead halt , start off again at full speed , turn and wrench with all the fire and activity of a Waterloo Cup grey- hound , and obey the slightest motion of their wild masters . In a very few months a well - bred English ...
... pull up into a dead halt , start off again at full speed , turn and wrench with all the fire and activity of a Waterloo Cup grey- hound , and obey the slightest motion of their wild masters . In a very few months a well - bred English ...
Page 62
... pull the right rein stronger than the left ; this is The common error is precisely the reverse . The common error is - when you wish to turn to the right , to pass the hand to the right . By this the right rein is slackened , and the ...
... pull the right rein stronger than the left ; this is The common error is precisely the reverse . The common error is - when you wish to turn to the right , to pass the hand to the right . By this the right rein is slackened , and the ...
Page 65
... pull on a mouth as hard as the nether millstone ? what better recipe for destroying sensitiveness of hand and elasticity of wrist ? what greater inducement to the beginner to ride in the plodding slave's mouth ? On the other hand ...
... pull on a mouth as hard as the nether millstone ? what better recipe for destroying sensitiveness of hand and elasticity of wrist ? what greater inducement to the beginner to ride in the plodding slave's mouth ? On the other hand ...
Page 66
... pull " is done away with , the mouth does not become heated and hardened , the horse's attention is kept on the qui vive , and he moves pleasantly under full command . The hand must be one continued active spring in correspondence with ...
... pull " is done away with , the mouth does not become heated and hardened , the horse's attention is kept on the qui vive , and he moves pleasantly under full command . The hand must be one continued active spring in correspondence with ...
Page 72
... pull up as best he can . The Canter is an artificial pace , during which , in a repe- tition of short bounds , the forehand rises first and higher than the quarters . Though the easiest of all to the rider , it is the most tiring and ...
... pull up as best he can . The Canter is an artificial pace , during which , in a repe- tition of short bounds , the forehand rises first and higher than the quarters . Though the easiest of all to the rider , it is the most tiring and ...
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