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... ground , he would effect his object ; but , instead of allowing firm foothold , we will place him standing on ( we will say ) the first round of a ladder . Here , not being able to balance himself steadily , his body inclines forward ...
... ground , he would effect his object ; but , instead of allowing firm foothold , we will place him standing on ( we will say ) the first round of a ladder . Here , not being able to balance himself steadily , his body inclines forward ...
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... ground than that of the man of five feet five . But , supposing the differ- ence in height to consist chiefly in leg and thigh , so far from that being against the horse , it is often in his favour ; for it is quite clear that the ...
... ground than that of the man of five feet five . But , supposing the differ- ence in height to consist chiefly in leg and thigh , so far from that being against the horse , it is often in his favour ; for it is quite clear that the ...
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... ground , the nearer the hunting man approaches the seat of the jockey , the better will he look , and the more advantageous will it be to his horse . Although the seat of hunting men varies much more than that of jockeys , and certainly ...
... ground , the nearer the hunting man approaches the seat of the jockey , the better will he look , and the more advantageous will it be to his horse . Although the seat of hunting men varies much more than that of jockeys , and certainly ...
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... ground the close approach to the racing seat is the proper one ; but in riding , we will say , over a common where old ant - hills rise a foot from the ground , not perhaps two feet apart , a horse has to use his legs very handily to ...
... ground the close approach to the racing seat is the proper one ; but in riding , we will say , over a common where old ant - hills rise a foot from the ground , not perhaps two feet apart , a horse has to use his legs very handily to ...
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... ground ; and if hardly hit , would send a horse head over heels , risking him a broken back or broken neck . Any one who has ridden with the Queen's hounds from New Lodge , near Wingfield , over the com- mon , can give a fair account of ...
... ground ; and if hardly hit , would send a horse head over heels , risking him a broken back or broken neck . Any one who has ridden with the Queen's hounds from New Lodge , near Wingfield , over the com- mon , can give a fair account of ...
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