HORSE AND SADDLE. 3 



But if you are a man of leisure, ride through 

 the country for days and weeks on long jour- 

 neys, where constantly recurring changes di- 

 vert the mind that stagnates in daily routine. 



Procure — I mean buy, own, an animal that is 

 exclusively a saddle horse. A horse is like a 

 servant in one especial respect, ''A servant of 

 all work " is perfect in nothing. She is a poor 

 cook, a poor parlor-girl and a poor chamber- 

 maid. A horse that goes double and single in 

 harness and is likewise used under the saddle, 

 walks, trots and lopes indifferently. A good 

 driving and riding horse is a. rare combination, 

 and a horse generally used in harness is never 

 capable of any prolonged journey under the 

 saddle. 



Select a horse whose weight corresponds in 

 proportion to your own. He should be a fast 

 walker, a good trotter and an easy loper. A 

 fast walk is the quality most desirable though 

 not often sufficiently considered. Walk your 

 horse half the time and divide the other half 

 between the trot and the lope. ^ Now as to the 

 saddle. The little "pig skin " is adapted to 

 hunting and is well enough for play and exer- 

 cise in the park. It is used by exquisites who 

 ape all things English. Did you ever notice 



