RIDING. 



CHAPTER I. 



HORSEMANSHIP. 



How to Hold the Reins— To Mount— To Dismount— The Seat- 

 Hands — Riding — Riding and Bridling Horses which have 

 Tricks or Vices. 



How to Hold the Reins. 



When only one hand is on the reins — the left, for in- 

 stance — the near rein should be drawn between the third 



Fig. I. 



and little fingers, and brought out between the first finger 

 and thumb ; while the off rein should be placed over the 

 palm of the hand, so that both reins may cross on it. 



