A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. XV 



PAQE 



the rider's position during the leap. Counsels which 

 should be well learned by the rider before attempting the . 

 leap, and especially as to the management of the horse. 

 How to train a horse to leap. A lady should never at- 

 tempt the leap, except with a horse well trained in it. 

 Horses do not all leap alike. The flying leap. Impor- 

 tant points to know relative to the flying leap 249 



CHAPTER XII. 



DEFENSES OF THE HORSE, CRITICAL SITUATIONS. 



A lady's horse should be gentle, well-trained, and possess no 

 vice. Shying, and its treatment. Shying sometimes due 

 to defective vision, and at other times to discontent. 

 Balking, and its treatment. Backing, and its treatment. 

 Gayety. Kicking, and its remedy. An attention to 

 the position and motions of the horse's ears will determine 

 what he is about to do. Plunging ; bucking ; what to do 

 in these cases. Rearing, and the course to be pursued. 

 Running away, and the course to be pursued. Unsteadi- 

 ness of the horse while being mounted, and how to correct 

 it. Stumbling, and its treatment. What to do when 

 the horse falls. Remarks concerning the use of the whip 

 and spur. Be generous to the horse when he yields to 

 his rider 271 



ADDENDA. 



Thirty-four points necessary to be learned, and to be well un- 

 derstood by equestriennes. Conclusion 301 



GLOSSARY 313 



INDEX . 319 



