TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PaJle. 



Foreword ^ 



General ideas— Object and divisions 11-12 



PART I— EDUCATION OF THE RIDER 



Chapter I. Elementary Equitation: 



A. School of the Trooper 15 



B. Raie of the instructor in the School of the 



Trooper ^^^ 



Qualities of the instructor -Ends to seek 15-16 



Establishing the confidence of the rider 16 



Maintenance of position: 



(a) the seat; (6) the stirrups 16-17 



Special gymnastics for the rider 17 



Position of the rider 18 



Suppling exercises 1^ 



Chapter II. Secondary Equitation: 



The management of the horse 21 



Par. 1. Study of the aids: 



Aptitudes— Natural aids 21 



Action of the legs— Action of the reins 22-24 



Accord of the aids— Accord of the two reins. 26 

 Agreement of the two legs— Agreement of the 

 legs with each of the effects of the reins___ 27 

 Lateral and diagonal aids— Lateral and diagonal 



effects 28 



Table, showing the live effects of one rein.__ 29 



The weight ^^ 



Artificial aids ^^ 



Mastership of the aids 36 



Use of the aids— Tact of the legs 37-38 



Tactof the hand 38 



Chapter III. Superior Equitation (education of 



the officer) ^^ 



PART II. 

 Chapter I. Education op the Horse: 



The saddle horse ^^ 



Qualities of the saddle horse 45 



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