INDEX 



Adams, 34, 90, I39, H7, 222 

 Adductor muscle, 59, 60 

 Aid, the one, and the Indica- 

 tions, 75-77 

 Aids, 16, 17, 75-77, 184-189, 



265, 266 

 America (U. S.), 5. 6, 7, 35, 



95, loi, 15s 

 American flat-racing seat, 28, 



40-43 

 American trotter, 82, 198, 199 

 Anderson, 120 

 Angle of thigh, 37 

 Appliances for horse training, 



219-241 

 Arabs, 32, 200, 245 

 Ash-pole, 235 

 Assheton-Smith, 154 

 Australian methods, 95, 152, 



221, 232, 234 

 Austrian Cavalry School 



(Vienna), 8, 23, 38 

 Austrian methods, 83, 148, 179, 



226, 231, 236 

 Austrian nose-band, 226, 227, 



236 



Baden-Powell, General, 201 

 Balance, of horse, 89-94, 107, 



193-202, 259 

 Balance, of man, 27, 36, 39, 42, 



43, 47-56, 60, 63, 64, 70, 132, 

 135, 136, 138, 146, 153, 154, 

 160 



Balancing, exercises for, 63-65, 

 179-181 



Barnes, Mr., 210-214 



Baucher, 34, 63, 70, 120, 131, 

 198, 199, 257, 258 



Bearing-rein, 198, 228, 229, 236 



Belgian Cavalry School 

 (Ypres), 8, 23 



Berenger,^ 38, 61, 113, 119, 143, 

 147, 193, 222, 231 



Bernhardi, General von, 13 



Bits, 144, 239-241, 288 



Blaine, 34 



Body, position of when jump- 

 ing, 49-56, 136, 160-166 



Boer War (South Africa), 24, 

 37, 38, 173 



Boers, 48, 260 (note) 



Boots, 168 



Bourgelat, 21, 147, 231, 232 



Brains, of the horse, 205-215 



Breeches, 168 



Bridle, 90, 114, 168, 169, 239 



Bridle, Commanche, 229 



Brocklehurst, General, 254 



Browne, Mr., 221, 232, 249 



Brussels Horse Show, 19 



Buckjumping, 155, 156 



Buckskin saddles, 16, 152 



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