X PREFACE, 



The photographs of ' AHdor,' in which the 

 Castle of Edinburgh appears in tlie background, 

 were taken by Mr. Alexander Nicol; those repre- 

 senting ' Coquette ' galloping about a lance, and 

 Mr. Fritz riding the gallop-change, were taken by 

 Mr. Seligmliller, of Stuttgart ; the others were 

 taken by some of my family. 



The ' reproductions ' were made by the licJit- 

 druck process of Messrs. Rommler and Jonas, 

 Dresden. 



These pictures should be of very great assist- 

 ance to the reader, as they show the horse and 

 the rider in all of the important movements. 



If the beginner takes a horse that is already 

 ' quiet to ride,' he should have no difficulty in 

 brineine it to a hisfh state of traininor. When 

 he has acquired skill, he can try his hand upon 

 young horses ; but I do not advise the amateur to 

 undertake the managrement of vicious horses : for 

 this a man should have certain rare gifts and 

 many years of experience in riding. 



September 1889. 



