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be expected to be graceful on a horse, though 

 they may ride well in other respects, just as men 

 and ladies are often first-rate dancers in spite of 

 having bad figures. 



Natural agility and aptitude for picking up 

 anything quickly ought to make clever and 

 strong-nerved people ride 

 far above the average, 

 and perhaps be first-rate. 

 But practice and good 

 tuition are absolutely 

 necessary and a change 

 of mounts. Moreover, we 

 must never forg^et that 

 in riding there are innu- 

 merable styles, viz.: i. 

 A finished horseman or 

 2. A roup^h- 



woman. 



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rider. 3. Those having 

 strong seats and inferior 

 "hands." 4. Those with weak seats, but 

 superior " hands." 5. Riders who know about 

 horses theoretically, but have a superficial know- 

 ledge about the practical side. 6. Those who 

 have a practical knowledge as regards riding, 

 but who are lamentably deficient in veterinary 

 information and who cannot recognise when a 

 horse is ill, and believe him to be lazy or a cur 

 when he is really unwell. 7. Those who can 

 ride an underfed horse, but who would be un- 

 comfortable on a corned-up mount. 8. Those 

 who can sit composedly and be mere passengers, 

 and who leave everything to their mount ; riding 



