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the rider's position during the leap. — Counsels which 

 should be well learned by the rider before attempting the 

 leap, and especially as to the management of the horse. — 

 How to train a horse to leap. — A lady should never at- 

 tempt the leap, except with a horse well trained in it. — 

 Horses do not all leap alike. — The flying leap. — Impor- 

 tant points to know relative to the flying leap 249 



CHAPTER Xn. 



DEFENSES OF THE HORSE, CRITICAL SITUATIONS. 



A lady's horse should be gentle, well-trained, and possess no 

 vice. — Shying, and its treatment. — Shying sometimes due 

 to defective vision, and at other times to discontent. — 

 Balking, and its treatment. — Backing, and its treatment. 

 — Gayety. — Kicking, and its remedy. An attention to 

 the position and motions of the horse's ears will determine 

 what he is about to do. — Plunging ; bucking ; what to do 

 in these cases. — Rearing, and the course to be pursued. — 

 Running away, and the course to be pursued. — Unsteadi- 

 ness of the horse while being mounted, and how to correct 

 it. — Stumbling, and its treatment. — What to do when 

 the horse falls. — Remarks concerning the use of the whip 

 and spur. — Be generous to the horse when he yields to 

 his rider 271 



ADDENDA. 



Thirty-four points necessary to be learned, and to be well un- 

 derstood by equestriennes. — Conclusion 301 



GLOSSARY 313 



INDEX 319 



