CONTENTS. 



PAGB 



I. Patroclus and I 19 



II. Saddles and Seats 22 



III. Patroclus on a Rack 28 



IV. The Rack and Single-Foot .... 29 

 V. Patroclus Trotting 32 



VI. Thoroughbred or Half-Bred .... 33 



VII. The Saddle Mania 35 



VIII. Park-Riding 37 



IX. A Fine Horse not necessarily a Good Hack . 39 



X. Soldiers have Stout Seats 41 



XI. A Gate and a Brook 44 



XII. The Old Trooper 48 



XIII. Instruction in Riding 49 



XIV. Chilly Fox-Hunting 51 



XV. Is Soldier or Fox-Hunter the Better Rider ? . 55 



XVI. The School-Rider 56 



XVII. Patroclus happy 59 



XVIII. Photography versus Art 61 



XIX. A One-Man Horse 69 



XX. Baucher's Favorite Saddle Horse ... 70 



XXI. Patroclus sniffs a Friend 73 



XXII. Riding-Schools and School-Riding ... 74 



XXIII. Is Schooling of Value ? id 



XXIV. Manuals of Training 82 



XXV. Result of Training 83 



XXVI. Qualities of the Horse • 86 



XXVII. Dress, Saddles, and Bridles .... 87 



XXVIII. Mounting 89 



