As a consequence, some form of physical exercise has 

 become an essential concomitant to our physical well-being 

 and it is at just this point that the saddle horse enters 

 with many of the requisites for our most respectful con- 

 sideration. 



It is confidently asserted that there is no other form 

 of physical exercise that possesses so many, and such 

 varied, advantages as does horseback riding. It is an 

 homely but an ever-pertinent quotation that the outside 

 of a horse is the best thing for the inside of a man, and 

 unlike many antiquated proverbs, this one has the indubit- 

 able advantage of being literally true. 



Horseback riding takes us into the open air. It is a 

 gentle and yet a rigorous form of physical exertion. It 

 stimulates and accelerates, but without too great a degree 

 of violence, the circulation of the blood and arouses and 

 moves to a rigorous and unwonted activity the sluggish- 

 ness of a torpid liver. It causes unconsciously and pleas- 

 antly a stimulation of the heart beat, and the expansion of 

 the lungs. It produces throughout the entire body a 

 healthful glow of pleasurable exhilaration and a definite 

 sense of bodily well-being. It makes one tired, but health- 

 ily tired. It is exhausting, but neither enervating nor 

 depressing, and ultimately it super-induces an invigorat- 

 ing and restorative repose and slumber. It brings on the 

 ability to enjoy that "sleep that knits up the raveled 

 sleeve of care." It fits the man for the day's occupation, 

 and brings to the woman the energy for the successful 

 meeting of the cares and problems of an arduous social 

 life. That horseback riding is distinctly beneficial in a 

 physical sense is the universal experience of all who have 

 ever enjoyed it, and it has the testimony of the medical 

 profession, and of all physical culture scientists. 



These are phases of utilitarianism quite as definite and 

 important as were those utility aspects of the horse in his 

 former role as a means of conveyance. 



Dudley Rutter, 

 Director 



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