A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. xiii 



PAQI 



The secret of good riding. — The management of the reins 

 with restive horses. — Liberty of the reins sometimes nec- 

 essary. — Movements of horse and rider should corre- 

 spond. — Horse united or collected. — Horse disunited. — 

 To animate the horse. — To soothe the horse. — What to 

 do in certain improper movements of the horse. — Conclud- 

 ing remarks 145 



CHAPTER Vn. 



THE WALK. 



The movements of the horse in walking. — A good walk is a 

 certain basis for perfection in other gaits. — A lady's horse 

 should be especially trained to walk well. — Every change 

 in the walk, as turning, backing, and stopping, should be 

 well learned, before attempting to ride in a faster gait. — 

 The walk is a gait more especially desirable for some la- 

 dies. — The advance, the turn, the stop, the reining back, 

 in the walk. — Remarks on the reining back 181 



CHAPTER VHI. 



THE TROT, THE AMBLE, THE PACE, THE RACK. 



The movements of the horse in trotting. — The trot a safe 

 gait for a lady. — The jog trot. — The racing trot. — The 

 true trot. — The French trot. — The English trot; is desir- 

 able for ladies to learn. — Objections to the French trot. 



— How to manaixe the horse and ride the English trot. — 

 Which is the leading foot of the horse in the trot. — To 

 stop a horse in the English trot. — Trotting in a circle. — 

 Circling to the right, to the left. — The amble. — The pace. 



— The rack 197 



