XVI CONTENTS. 



from "Safety-stirrup." — A Terrible Situation. 

 — Learning to Ride without any support for the 

 Foot • • 11 



CHAPTER III. 



Mounting. — Holding the Reins. — Position in the 

 Saddle. — Use of the Whip. — Trotting. — Canter- 

 ing. — Riding from Balance. — Use of the Stirrup. 

 Leaping. — Whyte Melville's opinion . • • 28 



PAET II. 



PARK AND ROAD RIDING. 



CHAPTER IV. 



How to Dress. — A Country -girl's ideas upon the sub- 

 ject. — How to put on your Riding-gear. — How 

 to preserve it. — First Road-ride. — Backing. — 

 Rearing, and how to prevent it . • • .44 



CHAPTER V. 



Bunning away. — Three Dangerous Adventures. — 

 How to act when placed in Circumstances of 



