PREFACE. 



Perhaps the reader will pardon a word 

 of explanation as to the origin and objects 

 of this Guide. 



Having passed through an Army riding 

 school, and been afterwards employed for 

 three years in superintending the military 

 equitation of Students preparing for the 

 Army, I naturally felt interested on hearing 

 that Mr. Savigear, the well-known Instruc- 

 tor from Sandhurst, had opened a riding- 

 school at Earl's Court. Having further 

 ascertained that Army Tutors in the 

 neighbourhood regarded Mr. Savigear's 

 establishment as a boon to the candidates 

 under their care, I became a frequent, 

 visitor at the School. 



During my visits I have been impressed 

 with the excellence of Mr. Savigear's 



