which must be a great oppression to the back of 

 any common sized horse. To ladies, however, 

 that are fond of this elegant exercise, and are 

 of a reasonable v/eight, the cantering horse is 

 to be recommended, as they ride with more 

 ease and safety than on a trotting one. A can- 

 tering horse also is best for a man of a delicate 

 habit of body, as he sits easier, and is not so 

 violently agitated as on a trotting horse. In 

 going into tlie canter or gallop riders almost 

 always set their horses off with the riglu or oft" 

 foot foremost, but this ought not to be tlie 

 case, as they v/ill soon wear out two of the 

 horse's legs, and in these he would become 

 lame. 



In cantering, the position of the rider ought 

 to be quite upright, and as nearly in the centre 

 of motion as possible j but in galloping, the 

 body m.ust incline forward more or less in pro- 

 portion to the velocity with which the horse 

 moves, holding a rein in each hand (if the 

 horse be on full speed) pressing the balls of 

 the feet firmly on the stirrups, feeling the 

 horse closely with the knees, and preserving 

 nearly an erect posture as high as the middle. 

 The stirrups must be sufficiently short to give 



