 | Army - 1844 - 298 pages
...against the saddle on the surcingle ; the left heel is to be drawn back in order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. '•'•Mount. [In...Two." The right hand moves from the cantle to the pummel or off holster, and supports the body while the right leg passes clear over the horse's quarters... | |
 | William Lennox L. Fitzgerald De-Ros (23rd baron.) - 1844 - 262 pages
...knee against the saddle on the surcingle; the left heel is to be drawn back in order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. "Mount." [In Three...against the saddle, heels drawn back a little, the body upright, and partly supported by the right hand. "Two." The right hand moves from the cantle to the... | |
 | Army - 1853 - 240 pages
...against the saddle on the surcingle ; the left heel is to be drawn back in order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. "Mount" [In Three Motions.]...against the saddle, heels drawn back a little, the body upright, and partly supported by the right hand. " Two." The right hand moves from the cantle to the... | |
 | War office, John Bower (Lieut.-Colonel.) - 1863 - 162 pages
...cantle of the saddle, the left knee against the saddle ; the left heel drawn back to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. Mount, in three motions....hand. Two. The right hand moves from the cantle to the pummel of the saddle, and supports the body while the right leg passes clear over the horse's quarters... | |
 | War office - 1865 - 242 pages
...against the saddle, on the surcingle; the left heel is to be drawn back, in order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. " Mount." [In three Motions.] " One" By a spring of flic right foot from the instep, rise in the stirrup ; bring both heels together ; knees firm against... | |
 | War office - 1875 - 522 pages
...against the saddle, on the surcingle ; the left heel is to be drawn back, in order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. " Mount" [In Three...The right hand moves from the cantle to the pommel, and supports the body while the right leg passes clear over the horse's quarters to the off side ;... | |
 | Commissariat and transport Corps - 1885 - 256 pages
...order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. "Mount."—[In three motions.] " One."—By a spring of the right foot from the instep, rise in...body erect, and partly supported by the right hand. "Two."—The right hand moves from the cantle to the pommel, and supports the body while the right... | |
 | New Zealand. Army - 1887 - 248 pages
...against the saddle on the surcingle ; the left heel is to be drawn back, in order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. " Mount " [in three...right hand. " Two." — The right hand moves from the cautle to the pommel, and supports the body while the right leg passes clear over the horse's quarters... | |
 | War office - 1865 - 554 pages
...against the saddle, on the surcingle ; the left heel is to be drawn back, in order to avoid touching the horse's side with the toe. " Mount." [In three...The right hand moves from the cantle to the pommel, and supports the body while the right leg passes clear over the horse's quarters to the off side ;... | |
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The left foot is raised, and put into the stirrup, as far as the ball of it ; the right hand is placed on the cantle, and the left knee against the saddle, on the surcingle ; the left heel is to be drawn back, in order to avoid touching the horse's side... 