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of his arm ; he can leap him over the loftiest fence by 

 his courage and address, and he can gtoad him by the 

 spur to the utmost stretch of his speed ; finally, he can 

 ride up to the tail of the swiftest hounds in the country ; 

 and hence he firmly believes his system of horsemanship 

 is perfect and finished. 



HOW TO CANTER. 



In lady's riding, the lessons in the canter ouglit to 

 precede those of the trot, because the canter is a pace 

 much easier to learn than the trot, and thus the pupil 

 will readily acquire perfect confidence on horseback. 

 Consequently a lady will soon become capable of en- 

 joying the pleasure of riding in the open air, free from 

 the trammels of a school. 



In the canter the body must be kept perfectly 

 upright and square to the front, without stiffness or 

 constraint. There must be neither a tendency to 

 leaning backward nor forward, unless the horse be 

 moving down hill, or up an ascent. The lady must 

 sit well down in the centre of the saddle, preserving 

 her balance by the pressure of the right leg against the 

 middle pommel, and, if requisite, by the pressure of 



