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fessor thereof, we have pleasure in stating the reader will find in 

 these pages excellent practical hints and sound suggestions on the 

 art of riding well; and, in the manner of training and treating 

 horses we sincerely concur with, and we honour and respect 

 Mr. Waite, when he so forcibly inculcates kindness and gentle- 

 ness, though combined with firmness, as essentials in the educa- 

 tion and treatment of the horse ; hardships, cruelty, and neglect 

 he strongly deprecates. 



The instructions in the proper seat and carriage on horseback, 

 the management of the whip and rein, are minutely explained, 

 and of the greatest utility. He is particularly attentive to the 

 ladies, and admitting the power they lose by their peculiar seat, 

 he gives the best recommendations for remedying the evil, as far 

 as possible, by securing an exactly central fix upon the saddle, 

 the best form of which he learnedly discusses. Speaking seriously, 

 all fair riders ought, for their own sake, to profit by his advice, 

 the result of long experience. 



Sunday Times. 

 Mr. Waite, an experienced pt^ofessor of the art, has given us 

 a hand-book, in which will be found a great variety of instruction, 

 by which the equestrian will receive such directions for the 

 management of his horse, under a variety of circumstances, as 

 must prove of great value to him. 



Observer. 

 This work is evidently the production of one who has acquired 

 a thorough acquaintance with the subject, and who, moreover, 

 possesses the rare advantage of communicating his instructions in 

 a manner peculiarly ample and clear. We have seen no other 

 work in which such a variety of information on the subject is 

 embraced. The advice to ladies is most valuable. 



