HOW TO RIDE 



AND 



SCHOOL A HOESE. 



PAKT I. 



HOW TO EIDE. 



To Mount. 



Facing the near side of the horse, 



stand opposite his girth ; take the 



reins in the right hand, and with it 



grasp the pommel of the saddle, 



shortening the reins until you feel the 



mouth of the horse. 



Hold the stirrup with the left hand, 



and insert the left foot; seize a lock 



of the mane in the left hand, close 



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