110 IN THE RIDING- SCHOOL. 



vented that accident, and the huntsmen would 

 have been as undisturbed as Queen Christina 

 was that day when her horse began to plunge 

 while in a procession, and she quickly brought 

 him to his senses, and won the heart of every 

 Spaniard who saw her by showing that ' the 

 Austrian ' could ride. An English hunting- 

 man's seat is so good that he is often careless 

 about fine details, but a trained horseman is 

 careless about nothing, and a trained horse- 

 woman is like unto him." 



And now the lights are out, and you and 

 Theodore go away, and, walking home, lay 

 plans for further work in the saddle, for he, too, 

 has caught the riding-fever, and now you begin 

 to think about class lessons. 



