PARK RIDING. 11 



school for practice. The ground is soft and well 

 kept ; there are trees for circling ; and the prohi- 

 bition against galloping or exercising horses, all 

 contribute to render it a charming spot for riding. 

 Park riding ranks as a first-class exercise for 

 health and cheerfulness. It is enjoyed in the 

 open air without fatigue. You are not in fear of 

 taking cold. You may enjoy an agreeable land- 

 scape in conversation with a friend, or in contem- 

 plation alone. (The heat of the horse's body is 

 beneficial to invalids, and with persons in health 

 it assists to keep them so.) The mind is always 

 occupied with sufficient exercise for the body, to 

 bear passing through the pure air. Riding ex- 

 pands the chest, and a lesson in riding is a lesson 

 in deportment — you may exert yourself as much 

 as you like. 



Should you be out of health or spirits, Ride. 



If you are in health, and wish to keep so. Ride. 



If you desire to enjoy a landscape. Ride. 



If you love conversation with a friend. Ride. 



If you prefer quiet. Ride. 



