Pat, unfortunately nothing in the text; just the caption.."..and note forward seat and brace against stirrups, buttocks pushed well to the rear". The rider looks in a better and more relaxed posture than the rider in the "new method" photo that introduced this discussion. That ri...
Interesting photos. In "Riding and schooling Horses" BY Lt.Col Harry Chamberlin(1935) ...U.S.Army..graduate of Fort Riley etc.., there is a similar photo to "the new method"..possibly in the same location. Plate XL..opposite page 57.In this case the rider is in the forward seat b...