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friends have also spoken to him of just what they 

 would have liked to have had some written instruc- 

 tions upon, but which they were never able to find 

 in books upon the subject, when they were learn- 

 ing. Therefore knowing what was wanted, and 

 believing that he possessed the knowledge requisite 

 to fill that want, he with the more confidence 

 offers this volume to that portion of the public 

 for whom it is intended, in the belief that with 

 proper attention to its directions, no lady need 

 take lessons of a riding-master, for here she will 

 find all he can teach her; and also that ladies 

 who have taken lessons, may find much that will 

 assist them to become practical and expert horse- 

 women. 



Those who have the time and the money to 

 spare may well take a few general lessons from a 

 teacher ; but to the many who have neither, yet 

 wish to be able to ride with comfort and elegance, 

 and particularly to those in the country, and small 

 towns, where the lessons of a teacher are not to 



