These are the 12th Hussars of the Russian Imperial Army, c. 1912 demonstrating an “early application of the Forward Seat.” This is an image from a book in the museum’s library, “Riding Forward: Modern Horsemanship for Beginners” written in 1934 by Vladimir Littauer, Captain, 1st Hussars, Russian Imperial Cavalry. So, if this is what beginners do, what is the advanced course like?!
