INTRODUCTION. 



Having received numerous applications from ladies 

 desirous of information, as to the true principles and 

 practice of equitation, I venture to put before tlie 

 public, in book form, a series of articles which appeared 

 originally in the columns of the Queen newspaper on 

 ladies' riding. 



Commencing with the calisthenic practices so neces- 

 sary to a young lady before beginning her mounted 

 lessons, these papers enter into every detail (less thoso 

 of the Kaut Ecole de Manege) connected with the science 

 of riding as it should be acquired by all who wish to 

 become efficient horsewomen. As the rules laid down 

 are precisely those upon which I have successfully 

 instructed a great number of ladies, as my experience is 

 of many years^ standing, and acquired in the best schools 

 in Europe, I trust the following pages may prove useful ; 



