PARK RIDING. 



proving, and bringing out the powers of the horse 

 are the best places, but little if anything has been 

 written for the Park. It must be remembered 

 that riding, as practised in the schools, and Park 

 riding are entirely different, although both are 

 equally good for their particular purpose. 



What Xenophon said, in the introduction to his 

 celebrated Treatise on Horsemanship, the author 

 of this work desires to apply to this attempt of his 

 to extend the knowledge of the art of riding : — 



"AS IT HAS HAPPENED THAT MUCH OF OUR 

 TIME HAS BEEN SPENT IN RIDING, AND WE 

 THINK THAT WE HAVE THEREBY ACQUIRED A 

 SKILL IN HORSEMANSHIP, WE ARE DESIROUS 

 OF INFORMING THE YOUNGER PART OF OUR 

 FRIENDS WHAT METHOD WE JUDGE THE MOST 

 PROPER FOR THEM TO USE IN THE MANAGE- 



