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Page 17
... how- ever resolutely he may be proceeding , slips upon pave- ment , and falls heavily on his side , after vainly making B three or four violent struggles to rise , he becomes MR . RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES . 17.
... how- ever resolutely he may be proceeding , slips upon pave- ment , and falls heavily on his side , after vainly making B three or four violent struggles to rise , he becomes MR . RAREY'S MODE OF SUBDUING HORSES . 17.
Page 29
... sides slightly or tightly , as prosperous or adverse circumstances may require . In this attitude , which may be said to be ... side , or in looking behind him — is what is termed by sporting men his " fork . " In the few instances where ...
... sides slightly or tightly , as prosperous or adverse circumstances may require . In this attitude , which may be said to be ... side , or in looking behind him — is what is termed by sporting men his " fork . " In the few instances where ...
Page 36
... side , if the rider sits justly on his saddle , it is the horse and not he that receives the concussion of any fall that may ensue , simply because the spring of his animal in taking the leap had thrown his shoulders backwards , and ...
... side , if the rider sits justly on his saddle , it is the horse and not he that receives the concussion of any fall that may ensue , simply because the spring of his animal in taking the leap had thrown his shoulders backwards , and ...
Page 37
... side . In keeping his head straight , however , care must be taken not to induce him to raise it up ; and when this little diffi- culty is overcome , no other of any sort or kind remains to impede a safe and rapid descent . Seated on ...
... side . In keeping his head straight , however , care must be taken not to induce him to raise it up ; and when this little diffi- culty is overcome , no other of any sort or kind remains to impede a safe and rapid descent . Seated on ...
Page 44
... sides a murderous fire , Amyn Bey , rather than submit to such a death , spurring his Arab charger over his writhing comrades , and across the low crenated wall , jumped over a precipice of about fifty feet ; and yet , although of the ...
... sides a murderous fire , Amyn Bey , rather than submit to such a death , spurring his Arab charger over his writhing comrades , and across the low crenated wall , jumped over a precipice of about fifty feet ; and yet , although of the ...
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