Horse and Man. 



You have only to take a lesson in an ordi- 

 nary riding-school to learn how necessary this 

 advice unfortunately is. Your instructor first 

 screws you by main force into what is to you 

 a most unnatural position, and next gives you 

 certain instructions which you cannot under- 

 stand. In this state of bodily and mental 

 discomfiture you walk twice or thrice round 

 the school, and then your troubles begin. 

 c Trot. Steady, Mr. So-and-so. Keep him in 

 hand. Guide him into the corners. Don't let 

 him canter. A little faster. Press him with 

 the legs. Touch him with the whip. Too fast. 

 Pull him up. Halt halt halt ! Never 

 mind, Sir; mount him again you will soon 

 catch the knack of it.' And so no doubt 

 you would, if you were allowed to catch one 

 knack at a time ; but half-a-dozen simulta- 

 neous catches are too much for human dex- 

 terity. 



Take the advice of an old sportsman. 

 Single out your bird, and bring it down. Let 

 the rest of the covey fly you shall have a fair 

 shot at each in its turn, before you have 

 done with them. Get a docile old horse, 

 with a well-made saddle ; and choose as your 



