62 PARK RIDING. 



ladies or gentlemen can attain a secure and 

 graceful seat on horseback. Never trot until you 

 are quite easy in the walk, and then only on very 

 easy horses at first. In the trot as in the more 

 accelerated action of the gallop, the horse leads 

 with one foot, either right or left, by which the 

 leading side is a little more advanced than the 

 other. Let the horse use you in the trot by 

 bearing a little forward. The rise and return of 

 the body are to be smooth, and as regular as the 

 beat of his feet. 



The rider's breast, as before observed, should 

 be in some measure advanced, pointing directly 

 between the horse's ears as he moves for- 

 ward. The lighter the appui can be made the 

 better, but the rider's hands must correspond 

 with it. 



If through inattention you lose your time you 

 get bumped on the saddle, till you fall into it 

 again. This is called rising in the stirrups ; it is 

 to be remembered that no great stress or depend- 

 ence is to be placed upon them — your legs ought 



