HORSEBACK RIDING 



enjoyable and valuable form of 

 exercise and recreation. 



What has been written is pri- 

 marily for beginners, yet it is be- 

 lieved that others vv^ho are lovers 

 of horses and of the art of riding 

 will find many things of value in 

 the rules and exercises that are 

 suggested. 



Riding is an art based simply 

 upon things that are learned by 

 doing; if wrongly done, riding 

 is ungraceful and tiresome, but 

 done correctly, joy to the rider 

 IS as lasting as life itself. 



It is my belief that the rules de- 

 veloped in this book are essential 

 principles that one must follow^ 

 in order to become a good rider. 

 One may not know these prin- 

 2 



