INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



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Introduction i 



By Major General Sir A. N. Rochfort, K. C B., C. M. G. 



Preface 5 



PART I— ON TEACHING RIDING. 

 Section. 



I. On the Necessity for Applying Scientific 



Principles to the Teaching of Riding and 



THE Training of Horses 13 



II. Seats 27 



III. Balance 47 



IV. Knee and Thigh Grip 59 



V. Getting Down in the Saddle 69 



VI. The One Aid and the Indications 75 



VII. Distribution of the Rider's Weight 81 



VIIL The Use and Misuse of the Hands 89 



IX. The Use of the Lower Part of the Leg 107 



X. The Voice and the Whip 113 



XI. Spurs 119 



XII. Riding Schools v. the Open 125 



