On Seats and Saddles: Bits and Bitting and the Prevention and Cure of Restiveness in HorsesBlackwood, 1868 - 265 páginas |
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... perfect the balance the less will be the quantity of muscular action required to maintain the seat ; the closer the seat to the saddle , and the greater the surfaces brought into contact , the more easily will the balance be maintained ...
... perfect the balance the less will be the quantity of muscular action required to maintain the seat ; the closer the seat to the saddle , and the greater the surfaces brought into contact , the more easily will the balance be maintained ...
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... style of riding be as perfect in itself as pos- sible without being made antagonistic to others , or losing sight of the general conditions that apply to all without exception . There is a great value in schools INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 11.
... style of riding be as perfect in itself as pos- sible without being made antagonistic to others , or losing sight of the general conditions that apply to all without exception . There is a great value in schools INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 11.
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... perfect control over the horse's movements . It is , however , from a judicious combination of the two systems that the best results may be hoped for . We shall , therefore , give first a general sketch of the principles of both ...
... perfect control over the horse's movements . It is , however , from a judicious combination of the two systems that the best results may be hoped for . We shall , therefore , give first a general sketch of the principles of both ...
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... perfect har- mony of proportion always inspires . We were about to add , fitness and adaptability to our purposes , but remembered , just in proper time , that this would be , after all , a very incorrect mode of expression ; for , in ...
... perfect har- mony of proportion always inspires . We were about to add , fitness and adaptability to our purposes , but remembered , just in proper time , that this would be , after all , a very incorrect mode of expression ; for , in ...
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... the scene . + The theory of equilibrium , as set forth above , is not affected in the slightest degree by this want of perfect coincidence in the move- ment of the legs . the diagrams A , B , fig . 2 , 32 SEATS AND SADDLES .
... the scene . + The theory of equilibrium , as set forth above , is not affected in the slightest degree by this want of perfect coincidence in the move- ment of the legs . the diagrams A , B , fig . 2 , 32 SEATS AND SADDLES .
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On Seats and Saddles Bits and Bitting and the Prevention and Cure of ... Francis Dwyer Visualização integral - 1868 |
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