CONTENTS. 



LEARNING TO MOUNT, ..... i 



LEARNING TO DISMOUNT, - . .9 



ABOUT THE BRIDLE— explaining the use of the Snaffle 



AND Curb, . . . . . . 12 



THE WALK, . . . . . . . 17 



THE TROT. . . . . ... 21 



THE CANTER. . . . . , 27 



RING RIDING, . . . . • • • 29 



ROAD RIDING ...... 3^ 



HANDS AND SEAT, 43 



LEAPING--TRAINING, ..... 46 



ADVICE TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO INTEND 



BUYING A SADDLE-HORSE, ... 50 



SUGGESTIONS— HOW to start and how to run a public 



RIDING SCHOOL, . . • . • • $2 



WHAT HORSE-BACK RIDING HAS DONE FOR MANY 



AND WHAT IT WILL DO FOR YOU, • • • 55 



SOME USEFUL TIPS, 5^ 



