RING RIDING. 



Riding in a ring- is one thing, and riding round a ring 

 is quite another. How many riders when they ride in a 

 school, make a complete circuit, the first thing they think 

 of doing after getting mounted, is to make as much haste 

 across the ring as they can, then dart into some corner, 

 then dart out again, and sometimes they even charge 

 against some other riders, and in their excitement forget 

 to apologize, but it could be all avoided if the rider would 

 only follow proper advice. 



After a rider gets mounted on a strange horse, always 

 make it a point to walk round the ring a few times before 

 you attempt any quicker pace. When riding at a tiot or 

 canter, always ride your horse near the wall and do not 

 cut off the corners, as it is a very bad habit, and it teaches 

 the horse a very bad trick. After reining in your horse 

 from a trot to a walk, ride your mount towards the centre 

 of the ring, about ten feet away from the side, and above 

 all, try and avoid riding round on a circle, but try and 

 ride on straight lines as well as you can. It is more diffi- 

 cult in some respects to ride round in a ring than it is on 

 the road, especially if you are called upon to ride circles 

 and to do several changes. An even balance in the sad- 

 dle is the most important of all, and that is what a pupil 



