CROSS-COUNTRY RIDING. 



Increased interest in cross-country riding has 

 grown with more rapidity in the past few years 

 in the North and East than at any time in its 

 history. This is evidenced by the increased num- 

 ber and superior quaHty of the entries in the 

 jumping classes in the horse shows and the or- 

 ganization of new hunting clubs throughout the 

 country. 



There are many works on the horse and rid- 

 ing that enter into the smaller details of purely 

 technical instruction, but while admitting that 

 theoretical knowledge is of value in every sport, 

 yet, in cross-country riding and hunting, prac- 

 tice is more necessary than theory, so I shall con- 

 fine myself to a few short, practical words of ad- 

 vice and instruction to riders in the field, trust- 

 ing that they may be of assistance to them in 

 working out their own salvation. 



Hunting involves riding over a great variety 

 of country, and requires all the essential ele- 

 ments of a good seat. The military seat, while 

 advocated by many, is not adapted to cross-coun- 

 try riding, though some extraordinary feats have 



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