ROAD RIDING. 



Every teacher knows that it is the wish of every pupil 

 to get out on the road as quickly as possible. There are 

 several reasons why a pupil prefers to ride on the road in 

 preference to riding round a ring. First, it gives pupils a 

 feeling of gratified pride and pleasure to think that they 

 are able to guide their horses safely and with skill past so 

 many vehicles in the park or elsewhere, without any mis- 

 hap to themselves or to their horses. Secondly, they 

 enjoy having their parents and friends meet them out, so 

 that they can display some of their skill before them, and 

 thirdly, every pupil finds that it is a great relief to get 

 away from the monotony of the ring for a change, if for 

 no other reason. Riders are perfectly right in wishing to 

 ride on the road, for it not only improves the pupil's riding, 

 but it gives them confidence and also improves their 

 health. I am sorry to say that very few riders in this 

 country strictly follow the rules that govern road riding. 

 By the way some horsemen ride, even good riders, 1 

 doubt very much if they know the rules. The law in 

 America is this, that when one party meets another on the 

 road, they shall pass on the right side, but when riding 

 on horseback, one should not only pass on the right, but 

 also keep on the right side of the road. There are very 



