CONTENTS. 



PAGB 



PREFACE 3 



CONTENTS 5 



PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS THE HORSE 7 



MR. RAREY'S MODE OF 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 RIDING 63 



USE AND ABUSE OF SPURS 65 



HOW TO TREAT A HUNTER IN THE FlELD 74 



HOW TO BRING A HUNTER HOME 80 



