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INDEX. 



Dangers of turns in flying gallop, 



242, 248. 



Dead pull upon the reins, 169. 

 Defenses of the horse, 271. 

 Differences between high and low 



bred horses, 23. 

 Dismounting, 99, 108. 



gentleman's aid in, 109. 

 without assistance, 111. 

 Distinguished equestriennes, 46. 

 Disunited canter, 234. 



horse, 177- 

 Double bridle, management of, 



166. 

 Drawers, riding, 59. 



Ears, the language of horses', 25, 



273. 



Education of the horse, 35. 

 English trot, 21, 200, 207. 

 Equestriennes, distinguished, 46. 

 Erroneous ideas about riding, 7. 

 Exercise of the horse, remarks 



upon, 50. 



Fabric for riding-dress, 57. 

 Falling down of the horse, 286, 



294. 



False on the turn, in canter, 234. 

 Faulty position of limbs, 136. 

 Fay's training, 38. 

 First lessons in riding, 22, 125, 



149, 217. 

 Flying gallop, 238. 



carriage of body in, 246. 



holding of reins in, 240. 



management of horse in, 

 239. 



stop in the, 248. 



turns in, dangers of, 242, 



248. 



Flying leap, 249, 267. 

 Flying trot, 198. 

 Foot-loop in skirt, 56. 

 Foot, the leading, 209. 

 Forcing the hands, 169,316. 

 Formation of low-bred horse, 24. 

 Formation of thoroughbred horse, 



24. 

 French trot, 21, 199, 203. 



Gaits for a lady's horse, 20. 

 Gallop, the, 238. 



Gallop, flying, dangers of turns in, 



242. 



flying, to stop in, 248. 

 flying, turns in, 242, 248. 

 hand, 238. 



Gauntlets, riding, 64. 

 Gayety of the horse, 282. 

 Gentleman's aid in dismounting, 



109. 



Gentleman's aid in mounting, 103. 

 Girthing the saddle, 77, 93. 

 Girths, 76, 95. 

 Give and take movements, 169, 



171,316. 

 Glossary, 313. 



Good riding, tight corsets incom- 

 patible with, 6. 

 Grooms, 44, 50, 97, 305. 



Habit, the riding, 52. 

 Hair, in riding, 61. 

 Hand gallop, 238. 



dangers in, 240. 

 Hard mouth of horses, 50. 

 Hat, the riding, 62. 

 Head-dress, 61. 



Health from horseback riding, 3. 

 Height of horse for a lady, 19. 

 Holding the reins, 145. 



in flying gallop, 247. 

 Holding the riding skirt, 65. 

 Holding the whip, 66. 

 Horse, affection of, 4, 16. 



cares of the lady for, 4, 44, 

 47. 



character of, 4. 



collected, 177. 



confidence of, 5, 16, 317. 



defenses of, 271. 



dismounting the, 99, 108. 



disunited, 177. 



education of, 35. 



exercise of the, 50. 



falling down of, 286, 294. 



for a city lady, 30, 31. 



for a country lady, 37. 



gaits of, for a lady's, 20. 



height of, for a lady, 19. 



livery stable, for a lady, 51. 



managing the, 145. 



managing, with different 

 reins, 145. 



mounting the, 99. 



