Place the right hand upon the cantle, rise by an effort of the right leg, aided by the arms, the left knee bent and pressed against the saddle, the upper part of the body inclined slightly forward to keep the saddle from turning; bring the right foot by the side of the left; change the right hand to the pommel, pass the right leg, knee bent, over the croup without touching it, and sit down lightly in the saddle. Put the right foot in the stirrup, assisted by the right hand if necessary. At the command =DISMOUNT=, pass the right rein into the left hand and grasp with this hand a lock of the mane, place the right hand on the pommel, and remove the right foot from the stirrup; pass the right leg, knee bent, over the croup without touching the horse and bring the right foot by the side of the left, the left knee against the saddle, the upper part of the body inclined slightly forward, right hand on the cantle. Descend lightly to the ground and take the position of stand to horse. =194.= =To take the reins in one hand and to separate them=: At the command =IN LEFT HAND TAKE REINS=, place the left hand opposite the middle of the body, pass the right rein into the left hand, separating it from the left rein by the little finger; let the right hand fall by the side. =195.= At the command =IN BOTH HANDS TAKE REINS=, grasp the right rein with the right hand and replace the hands 9 inches apart. The reins are taken in the right hand and again separated in a similar manner. =196.= To adjust the reins the trooper brings the wrists together and grasps with one hand, above and near the opposite thumb, the rein that he desires to shorten. =197.= The instructor causes the reins to be dropped and retaken by the commands =DROP REINS= and =REINS=. At the first command, the trooper drops the reins behind the pommel and lets the hands fall by the side. The reins are dropped as an exceptional measure, and always with precaution against accident. =198.= =Position of the trooper, or attention (mounted)=: The position described below should be considered a standard toward which all troopers should gradually approximate. The buttocks bearing equally upon and well forward in the middle of the saddle. The thighs turned without constraint upon their flat side, clasping the horse evenly and stretched only by their own weight and that of the lower legs. The knees bent and flexible. The lower legs falling naturally, the calves in contact with the horse without pressure, the toes dropping naturally when the trooper is without stirrups. The back supple and never hollowed. The upper part of the body easy, free, and erect. The shoulders thrown back evenly. The arms free, the elbows falling naturally. The head erect and turned to the front, but without stiffness. Eyes alert, well up, and directed to the trooper's front. The reins held as heretofore prescribed.