A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. xiii 



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The secret of good riding. The management of the reins 

 with restive horses. Liberty of the reins sometimes nec- 

 essary. Movements of horse and rider should corre- 

 spond. Horse united or collected. Horse disunited. 

 To animate the horse. To soothe the horse. What to 

 do in certain improper movements of the horse. Conclud- 

 ing remarks 145 



CHAPTER VH. 



THE WALK. 



The movements of the horse in walking. A good walk is a 

 certain basis for perfection in other gaits. A lady's horse 

 should be especially trained to walk well. Every change 

 in the walk, as turning, backing, and stopping, should be 

 well learned, before attempting to ride in a faster gait. 

 The walk is a gait more especially desirable for some la- 

 dies. The advance, the turn, the stop, the reining back, 

 in the walk. Remarks on the reining back 181 



CHAPTER VIII. 



THE TROT, THE AMBLE, THE PACE, THE RACK. 



The movements of the horse in trotting. The trot a safe 

 gait for a lady. The jog trot. The racing trot. The 

 true trot. The French trot. The English trot; is desir- 

 able for ladies to learn. Objections to the French trot. 



How to manage the horse and ride the English trot. 

 Which is the leading foot of the horse in the trot. To 

 stop a horse in the English trot. Trotting in a circle. 

 Circling to the right, to the left. The amble. The pace. 



The rack . 197 



