Il se sentit saisir les pieds ; on les élevait en même temps qu’on lui soutenait le corps par-dessous les bras ; on le fit passer par-dessus la croupe de son cheval, puis on le laissa glisser jusqu’à terre, où il tomba assis.
He felt himself seized by the feet; they were taken out of the stirrups at the same time as someone caught him underneath the arms; he was lifted over his horse's tail and then allowed to slip to the ground, where he landed sitting.