A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. 



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the highest positions in the civilized and fashionable world, 

 personally attend to their horses — Nature of the horse. — 

 Unreliable rjrooms ; their vicious course with horses in- 

 trusted to their care. — Care required in riding livery- 

 stable horses 13 



CHAPTER II. 



THE RIDING HABIT. 



Riding habit should not be gaudy. — Instructions concern- 

 injj the material for ridint; habit, and how this should be 

 made. — The waist. — The basque or jacket. — Length of 

 ridina: habit. — White material not to be worn on horse- 

 back. — Riding shirt. — Riding drawers. — Riding boots. 



— Ridin<j: corset. — Ridinji coiffure or head-dress. — Rid- 

 ing hat. — Minutiae to be attended to in the riding cos- 

 tume. — How to hold the ridinji skirt while standing. — 

 Riding whip 52 



CHArTEU HI. 



THE SADDLE AND BRIDLE. 



Saddle of ancient times, and the manner of riding. — Plan- 

 chette. — Catherine dc Medici deviser of the two-pom- 

 meled saddle. — M. Pellier, Sr., inventor of the third 

 pommel. — English .saddle. — Advantages of the third 

 pommel. — Saddle should, invariably, be made and fitted 

 to the horse. — Seat of saddle. — Kinds of saddles for dif- 

 ferent ladies. — Proper application of the third pommel. — 

 Saddle recommended and used by the author. — Points to 

 be attended to in procuring a saddle. — Girths. — New 

 mode of tightening girths. — Stirrups and stirrup-leathers. 



— Safety stirrups. — How to attach the stirrup-leather. — 

 The Ijridle and reins. — Martinjjales. — Snaffle-bits. — 

 Curb-bits. — Curb-chain. — Tricks of horses with bits, and 



