INDEX, 



321 



Horse, orif2:in of the, 13, 

 purchase of, 18, 30. 

 temperaments of the, 22. 

 the, 13. 



the Arab, 1 6, 23. 

 the kind of, to select, 18. 

 the low-bred, 23. 

 the thoroughbred, 23. 

 to collect the, 170, 177. 

 to stop the, 152, 1.56, 164, 



191, 212, 236, 248. 

 training the, 34. 

 treatment of the, 35. 

 united, 177. 

 unsteadiness of, while being 



mounted, 290. 

 whipping the, 295. 

 Horseback, positions on, 129, 133, 



137. 

 riding, heiilthy, 3. 

 the seat on, 114. 

 wrong positions on, 115, 



128. 

 Horses, box stalls for, 49. 

 corns on feet of, 32. 

 hard mouth of, 50. 

 humane training of, 35. 

 ladies', attentions to, 4, 44, 



47. 

 moderate priced, 31. 

 mouth, changes of pressure 



on, should be gradual, 



174, 195. 

 Stalls for, 47, 49. 

 Horse's head, raising the, 174. 

 Humane training of horses, 35. 

 Hunting, 10. 



Introduction, I. 



Jacket, the riding, 53. 

 Jog-trot, the country, 21, 198. 



Kicking, 282. 



Ladies riding in park, observations 



on, 128. 

 Lady, cares of, for her horse, 4, 38, 

 44. 

 correct scat for a, 118. 

 horse for a, 1 8, 30, 34. 

 livery-stable horse for a, 

 51. 



21 



Lady's attention to her horse, 4, 

 38, 44. 



bridle, 82. 



hor.-^e, what gaits for a, 20. 



pantaloons, 58. 



saddle, 69, 93. 



visiting lier stable, 44. 



whip, 66. 

 Language of horse's ears, 25, 273. 

 Latcbford's safety stirrup, 80. 

 Leading foot, which is the, 209, 

 Leap, the, 249. 



the flying, 249, 267. 



the standing, 249, 253. 

 Length and width of saddle, 72, 



73. 

 Lenuan's safety stirrup, 80. 

 Lessons with lunge-line, 42, 125. 

 Libcrtv of reins, when to give, 



175.' 

 Limbs, correct position of, 1 24. 



faulty position of, 136. 

 Livery-stable horse for a lady, 



51. 

 Long stirru])-leathcr, 74, 139. 

 Low-bred horse, formation of, 24, 

 Lunge-line lessons, 42, 125. 



Management of the horse in flying 



gallop, 239. 

 Managing the horse with reins, 



145^ 

 Martingales, 83. 

 Moderate-priced horses, 31. 

 Mounting, 99. 



from a high horse-block, 



100. 

 from a low horse-block, 101. 

 from the ground, 101. 

 gentleman's aid in, 103. 

 unsteadiness of horse while, 

 290. 

 Movements of the rider's body, 6. 



Nati?ralriders, 8, 114, 128. 

 Near pommel to saddle, 317, 



Observations on ladies riding in 



park, 128. 

 Off-pommel to saddle, 75, 317, 

 Origin of the horse, 13. 

 Original position of snafflc-reins, 



cue in each hand, 150. 



