RIDING SCHOOL 



reverse were the case. His action, too, should be easy but 

 not too high, and his back and quarters level, whilst the 

 matter of substance must depend upon the weight he is 

 required to carry. (See Lady's Horse, Park Hack.) 



Riding School. — The importance of having a properly 

 constructed and sufficiently roomy riding school at the 

 disposal of a horse breaker or stud groom can scarcely be 



Riding; School at the Woodhatch Stud. 



overestimated. Unfortunately, however, such buildings, 

 when they exist, are often by far too small, which is un- 

 fortunate when show horses are being schooled, as if the 

 sides of the riding school are much shorter than those of the 

 ring in which the horses are judged, the animals are apt to lose 

 their balance at the turns in public, having been accustomed 



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