48 EQUITATION. 



pleasant shock on reaching the ground bend her 

 knees, suffer her body to be perfectly pliant, and 

 alight upon the balls of her feet ; she is not to re- 

 linquish her hold, nor the gentleman to withdraw 

 his support, until she be perfectly safe on the 

 ground. 



CONCLUDING REMARKS. 



E-iDiNG for recreation, and riding for improve- 

 ment, are distinct things, yet both are necessary. 

 Many persons unacquainted with the principles of 

 " Horsemanship," can perceive no other excel- 

 lence, than riding boldly, and riding fast, and some 

 even assert, that a horse broken by a riding mas- 

 ter, has been spoiled ; this idea is easily accounted 

 for, as the better a horse is broken or educated, 

 the more unsuited he is for an awkward rider. 



There are many, it is true, who have been in 

 the habit of riding from their infancy, who, al- 

 though they never have had any instructions, ride 

 hunting, or on a straight road admirably well; 

 but many more affect to ride as well, who commit 

 the greatest absurdities. 



Though the ordinary modes of riding may gra- 

 tify, and convey one on a horse's back, wherever 

 the will directs, yet, from want of knowledge of 

 the true principles of riding, one is continually 

 exposed to innumerable hazards. 



