A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Utility, health, and enjoyment, in horseback riding. — Af- 

 fection of the horse for a kind mistress. — Incorrect views 

 entertained by ladies relative to horses and horseback rid- 

 ing. — Tight lacing incompatible with correct riding. — 

 Advantages of good riding-schools. — Instinct not a suffi- 

 cient guide. — Compatibility of refinement and horseback 

 riding. — Importance of out-of-door exercise 



CHAPTER I. 



THE HORSE. 



Origin and countries of the horse. — Earliest Scriptural men- 

 tion of the horse. — Caligula's horse. — Horseback riding: 

 in the Middle Ages. — The Arab horse and his descendants. 

 — Selection of a horse, and points to be observed. — Suit- 

 able gaits for the several conformations of riders. — The 

 fast or running walk. — Various kinds of trottinsr. — The 

 jog trot undesirable. — Temperament of the horse to be 

 taken into consideration. — Thorouofh-bred horses. — Low- 

 bred horses. — Traits of thorough and low bred horses. — 

 Purchasing a horse ; when to pay for the purchase. — Kind- 

 ness to the horse instead of brutality. — Advantages of 

 kind treatment of the horse. — Horses properly trained 

 from early colt-life, the best. — Certain requirements in 

 training a horse for a lady. — Ladies should visit their 

 horses in the stable. — Ladies of refinement, occupying 



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