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... FALLING A JUMP INTO A STONE - QUARRY - THE MAMELUKE'S LEAP OUT OF THE CITADEL OF CAIRO - LETTER FROM GEN . MOORE , AND STORY OF HIS FALL ON HORSEBACK OVER A PRECIPICE OF 237 FEET MODE OF RIDING AT TIMBER WATER JUMPING BROOK .. -SCENE AT ...
... FALLING A JUMP INTO A STONE - QUARRY - THE MAMELUKE'S LEAP OUT OF THE CITADEL OF CAIRO - LETTER FROM GEN . MOORE , AND STORY OF HIS FALL ON HORSEBACK OVER A PRECIPICE OF 237 FEET MODE OF RIDING AT TIMBER WATER JUMPING BROOK .. -SCENE AT ...
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... falls heavily on his side , after vainly making 66 B three or four violent struggles to rise , he becomes MR . RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES . 17 MR RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES- COMPARED WITH THAT PRACTISED IN SOUTH AMERICA.
... falls heavily on his side , after vainly making 66 B three or four violent struggles to rise , he becomes MR . RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES . 17 MR RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES- COMPARED WITH THAT PRACTISED IN SOUTH AMERICA.
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... falling in his gallop , they may not prevent the rider from rolling clear away from him ; and , secondly , because in that position the weapons are close to the rider's right hand , which , as he flies along , is to be seen always ...
... falling in his gallop , they may not prevent the rider from rolling clear away from him ; and , secondly , because in that position the weapons are close to the rider's right hand , which , as he flies along , is to be seen always ...
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... fall as lightly as a carriage on its springs . In this attitude the rider cannot turn his body to the right or left , or look behind him as easily as he could his " fork . " revolve upon For rough riding , however , of every description ...
... fall as lightly as a carriage on its springs . In this attitude the rider cannot turn his body to the right or left , or look behind him as easily as he could his " fork . " revolve upon For rough riding , however , of every description ...
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... fall , the pommel of the saddle and the horse's neck and head are much easier cleared by short stirrup - leathers than by long ones . Lastly , in a common trot , the former soften the jolt , which the latter cannot easily avoid . In ...
... fall , the pommel of the saddle and the horse's neck and head are much easier cleared by short stirrup - leathers than by long ones . Lastly , in a common trot , the former soften the jolt , which the latter cannot easily avoid . In ...
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