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the highest positions in the civilized and fashionable world, 

 personally attend to their horses Nature of the horse. 

 Unreliable grooms ; their vicious course with horses in- 

 trusted to their care. Care required in riding livery- 

 stable horses 13 



CHAPTER II. 



THE RIDING HABIT. 



Riding habit should not be gaudy. Instructions concern- 

 ing the material for riding habit, and how this should be 

 made. The waist. The basque or jacket. Length of 

 riding habit. White material not to be worn on horse- 

 back. Riding shirt. Riding drawers. Riding boots. 



Riding corset. Riding coiffure or head-dress. Rid- 

 ing hat. Minutias to be attended to in the riding cos- 

 tume. How to hold the riding skirt while standing. 

 Riding whip 52 



CHAPTER III. 



THE SADDLE AND BRIDLE. 



Saddle of ancient times, and the manner of riding. Plan- 

 chette. Catherine de Medici deviser of the two-pom- 

 meled saddle. M. Pellier, Sr., inventor of the third 

 pommel. English saddle. Advantages of the third 

 pommel. Saddle should, invariably, be made and fitted 

 to the horse. Seat of saddle. Kinds of saddles for dif- 

 ferent ladies. Proper application of the third pommel. 

 Saddle recommended and used by the author. Points to 

 be attended to in procuring a saddle. Girths. New 

 mode of tightening girths. Stirrups and stirrup-leathers. 



Safety stirrups. How to attach the stirrup-leather. 

 The bridle and reins. Martingales. Snaffle-bits. 

 Curb-bits. Curb-chain. Tricks of horses with bits, and 



