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On the Cavalry Commander (7.6-7.7)

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The lower leg including the foot must hang lax and easy from the knee down. For if he keeps his leg stiff and should strike it against anything, he may break it, whereas a loose leg will recoil, whatever it encounters, without disturbing the position of the thigh at all.

The rider must also accustom himself to keeping his body above the hips as loose as possible, for thus he will be able to stand more fatigue and will be less liable to come off when he is pulled or pushed.

The 1 w 3
lower 1 w 8
leg 1 w 11
including 1 w 20
the 1 w 23
foot 1 w 27
must 1 w 31
hang 1 w 35
lax 1 w 38
and 1 w 41
easy 1 w 45
from 1 w 49
the 2 w 52
knee 1 w 56
down 1 w 60
For 1 w 64
if 1 w 66
he 4 w 68
keeps 1 w 73
his 1 w 76
leg 2 w 79
stiff 1 w 84
and 2 w 87
should 1 w 93
strike 1 w 99
it 1 w 101
against 1 w 108
anything 1 w 116
he 5 w 119
may 1 w 122
break 1 w 127
it 2 w 129
whereas 1 w 137
a 12 w 138
loose 1 w 143
leg 3 w 146
will 1 w 150
recoil 1 w 156
whatever 1 w 165
it 3 w 167
encounters 1 w 177
without 1 w 185
disturbing 1 w 195
the 3 w 198
position 1 w 206
of 1 w 208
the 4 w 211
thigh 1 w 216
at 2 w 218
all 1 w 221
The 2 w 225
rider 1 w 230
must 2 w 234
also 1 w 238
accustom 1 w 246
himself 1 w 253
to 2 w 255
keeping 1 w 262
his 2 w 265
body 1 w 269
above 1 w 274
the 5 w 277
hips 1 w 281
as 3 w 283
loose 2 w 288
as 4 w 290
possible 1 w 298
for 1 w 302
thus 1 w 306
he 11 w 308
will 2 w 312
be 1 w 314
able 1 w 318
to 3 w 320
stand 1 w 325
more 1 w 329
fatigue 1 w 336
and 4 w 339
will 3 w 343
be 2 w 345
less 1 w 349
liable 1 w 355
to 4 w 357
come 1 w 361
off 1 w 364
when 1 w 368
he 13 w 370
is 4 w 372
pulled 1 w 378
or 4 w 380
pushed 1 w 386