 | Donald Walker - 1835 - 444 sider
...twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth very lightly ; — the right hand dropping the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane, brings it through the left, and twists it round the left thumb; — the fingers of the left hand close on it; — the right hand... | |
 | Donald Walker - 1840 - 418 sider
...twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth very lightly ; — the right hand, dropping the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane, brings it through the left, and twists it round the left thumb ; — the fingers of the left hand close on it ; — the right hand... | |
 | Thomas Stephens - 1843 - 132 sider
...the horse's mouth, the right hand remaining over the left. Three. — The right hand throws the rein to the off side. ta"kes a lock of the mane, brings it through the left hand, and twists it around the left thumb ; the left hand closes firmly on the mane and reins ; the right hand now quits... | |
 | Army - 1844 - 298 sider
...twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth very lightly. "Three." The right hand drops the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane,...brings it through the left hand and twists it round the thumb, the fingers of the left hand closing on it ; the right hand is then placed on the holster ;... | |
 | William Lennox L. Fitzgerald De-Ros (23rd baron.) - 1844 - 262 sider
...twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth very lightly. " Three." The right hand drops the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane,...it through the left hand, and twists it round the thumb, the fingers of the left hand closing on it ; the right hand is then placed on the holster. "Dismount."... | |
 | Army - 1853 - 240 sider
...twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth very lightly. " Three." The right hand drops the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane,...it through the left hand, and twists it round the thumb, the fingers of the left hand closing on it ; the right hand is then placed on the holster. "Dismount."... | |
 | John Henry Turner Warde - 1855 - 24 sider
...left, and shortens them so that the left has an equal feeling of the reins in the horse's mouth. 3. The right hand throws the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane and twists it round the thumb, the right hand then takes hold of the left stirrup. 4. The left foot... | |
 | Donald Walker - 1856 - 438 sider
...about twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth very lightly; the right hand, dropping the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane, brings it through the left, and twists it round the left thumb ; the fingers of the left hand close on it ; the right hand is placed... | |
 | War office, John Bower (Lieut.-Colonel.) - 1863 - 162 sider
...about twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth lightly. Three. The right hand drops the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane, as in mounting ; the right hand is placed on the pummel, the body erect. Dismount, in four motions.... | |
 | War office - 1875 - 498 sider
...horse's mouth ; the right hand remaining over the left. " Three." — The right hand throws the end of the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane,...quits the mane, and lays hold of the left stirrup leather, with the fingers to the rear. " Four." — The left foot is raised, and put into the stirrup,... | |
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The right hand holding the rein, the left slides forward upon it, about twelve inches from the saddle, feeling the horse's mouth very lightly. "Three." The right hand drops the reins to the off side, takes a lock of the mane, brings it through the left... 
