THACKER, SPINK ^s' CO., CALCUTTA. 



REVIEWS OF CAPT. HAYES' 



RIDING; ON THE FLAT AND ACROSS COUNTRY. 



A Guide to Practical Horsemanship. 



Illustrated sporting and Dramatic News. — "The book is one that no man who has 

 ever sat in a saddle can fail to read with interest.'' 



The Field. — "The general directions are in most cases in accordance with our own 

 opinions ; and Mr. Hayes has supplemented his own experience of race-riding by resorting 

 to Tom Cannon, P'ordham, and other well-known jockeys for illustration. 'The Guide' 

 is, on the whole, thoroughly reliable ; and both the illustrations and the printing do credit 

 to the publishers." 



TJie Sporting Life. — "It has, however, been reserved for Captain Hayes to write what 

 in our opinion will be generally accepted as the most comprehensive, enlightened, and 

 ' all round ' work on riding, bringing to bear as he does not only his own great experience, 

 but the advice and practice of many of the best recognized horsemen of the period." 



Atluiueunt. — 

 " Is an eminent- 

 ly sensible and 

 useful manual. 

 ... Is in all 

 respects satis- 

 factory." 



Scotsman. — 

 "A thoroughly 

 practical trea- 

 tise." 



Graphic. — " Is 

 as practical as 

 Captain Horace 

 Hayes' 'Veterin • 

 ary Notes' and 

 ' Guide to Horse 

 Management in 



India.' Greater _ . ,_ 



praise than this it is impossible to give. 



Vanity /VzzV.—" Three-fourths of those who indulge in what they call riding in Hyde 

 Park would do'well to learn this book by heart." 



Tlie (0«tv«.— "The chapter devoted to ' ladies' riding' calls for notice in these columns, 

 as in it will be found information of a kind which is frequently asked for, while it is not 

 always easy to point out to the encjuirer a trustworthy source from which it may be 

 obtained." 



Society.— ^'Th-e. whole book is written in a style eminently suited to the subject." 



Belts Li/e.— "There is left nothing unsaid in the present publication to ensure a 

 thorough acquaintance with the subject." 



Sporting Times.—" ' Riding,' we may venture to say, will take its place as a manual 

 for equestrians, and will be equally appreciated by the boy with his first Shetland pony 

 and the practised sportsman of the shires. ... It is written in an easy, pleasant style ; 

 not too elaborate for the youthful rider, and sufficiently instructive for the practical 

 horseman. We heartily commend it to our readers." 



The Stamiard. — "Captain Hayes having written an able work on the horse and how 

 to treat him, goes on by a course of natural progress to describe how to ride him, and 

 displays in his last book the ability which characterised his previous effort. To possess 

 knowledge and to succeed in imparting it ixre two different things ; but Captain Hayes is 

 not only master of his subject, but he knows how to aid others in gaining such a mastery 

 iis may be obtained by the study of a book." 



