CONTENTS. 



Page 



Preface 3 



Contents 5 



Preliminary Observations — The Horse 7 



Mr. Earey's mode op subduing Horses — compared 



with that practised in South America .. .. 16 



Difference between the character and conduct of 



a wild horse and a tame one 24 



Horsemanship — a just seat — a light hand — their 

 advantages in riding, in leaping, in galloping 

 over rough ground, in going fast down hill, in 



FALLING 28 



A JUMP INTO A STONE-QUARRY — THE MaMELUKE's LEAP 



OUT OF THE Citadel of Cairo — Letter from Gen. 

 Moore, and story of his fall on horseback over 

 A precipice of 237 feet 44 



Mode OF riding at Timber 51 



Water Jumping — Scene at a Northamptonshire 



BROOK 54 



Different ways of Swimming a Horse 62 



Judicious KiDiNG ^^ 



Use AND Abuse OF Spurs 65 



How TO TREAT A HuNTER IN THE FlELD 74 



How TO BRING A Hunter Home .. .. 80 



