Ti CONTENTS. 



VIII. Esmeralda in Class Ill 



Keeping distances — Corners — Proper 

 place in the saddle — Exercises to correct 

 nervous stiffness. 



IX. Elementary Military Evolutions . . .126 



" Forward, forward, and again for- 

 ward ! " — How to guide a horse easily. 



X. Chat during an Exercise Ride . . . .141 



The deeds of the three-legged trotter 

 — The omniscient rider — Backing a step 

 or two — Fun in the dressing-room. 



XI. Esmeralda is Managed 158 



Intervals — The secret of learning to 

 ride. 



XII. Chat about the Habit 174 



Riding-dress in history and fiction — 

 Cloth, linings and sewing — Boots, 

 gloves and hats. 



XIII. Chat about Teachers 196 



Foreign and native instructors — Why 

 American women learn slowly — " Keep 

 riding ! " 



