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Sweden once wrote to the Baron de Oderhielm — 

 "Teach my son journeys among mountains or 

 mines; swimming and horsemanship are the ex- 

 ercises which call forth energy of soul." 



All people are formed for riding; — "Put a 

 child on a stick, then on a pony ; they all ride, 

 only do it much more elegantly when taught." 

 Some people have a great desire to learn, but 

 discourage themselves by the apprehension of 

 greater difficulties than exist. It is the proper 

 duty of a master to be able to give confidence. 



It is not to be wondered at that equestrian 

 exercise, having thus obtained such a high posi- 

 tion amongst the amusements of the court and 

 aristocracy of England, schools for teaching the 

 ai't of horsemanship to " a nobility and gentry 

 whose love of exercise, activity, courage, personal 

 endowments, and commanding fortunes would 

 qualify them to take the lead and witch the world 

 with noble horsemanship" — should have increased 

 in number. These schools are undoubtedly fully 

 equal to the task of teaching the rudiments of the 



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