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It is a great mistake to think that the expense is so 

 much, for the prices for riding lessons are within the 

 reach of nearly all who wish to indulge. Many people 

 exclaim that they could never afford to ride, but they do 

 not take time to think how much money they have to pay 

 for medicine in a year, more than half of which could be 

 saved and be put to a better purpose Then again, a 

 great many declare it to be a dangerous sport ; it is no 

 more dangerous than walking on the street when one is 

 on a quiet horse. Now my friends do you think it bene- 

 fits me in talking to you this way .? Not at all, but as I 

 know what benefit horseback riding has done myself and 

 thousands of others, I feel that I am working for a good 

 cause in asking you to learn to ride. There are a number 

 of good schools in New York and in nearly every large 

 city. If you cannot go to one, go to the other. My 

 advice is to go and learn to ride on horseback, if it neces- 

 sitates your having to go twenty miles. 



