56 WHAT HORSE-BACK RIDING HAS DONE. 



back riding. Medicine has been tried and has failed. 

 Forty-five doctors out of every fifty recommend horseback 

 riding, and the other five are opposed to it, simply be- 

 cause they have not made a thorough study of the subject 

 and their grounds for objection are based on their inex- 

 perience. I have, however, to acknowledge that the 

 doctors are perfectly right in certain cases, to forbid their 

 patients to ride. 



Ladies should ride a great deal more than they do, 

 as they do not get enough exercise as a general thing. 

 What has riding done for a great many.? It has made 

 old men feel younger and made young men feel better. 

 Remember the old saying, that "health is wealth." 

 What will riding do for you ? It will cure so many ills 

 that I could not begin to write them all down, and it is 

 the most healthgiving exercise that there is. A riding 

 master who understands his profession thoroughly, when 

 coming in contact with so many different people, will 

 know at a glance what should be done with a timid per- 

 son, in fact, a teacher has to study his pupils like a doctor 

 does his patients. Some pupils can stand a great amount 

 of exercise, while others can stand but very little, so it is 

 the instructor's duty to remember that fact, and he should 

 always try and make the lesson as pleasant and instruct- 

 ive to the pupil as lies in his power. The wealthy ride 

 because it is a pleasure for them to do so, the middle 

 class follow suit for the same reason, and some ride for 

 health. The poor man rides whenever he has a dollar to 

 spare. 



