6 Preface. 



Such were the motives which led to the produc- 

 tion of the present volume, in which the chief la- 

 bor of the author has been to concentrate in the 

 smallest space everything really useful to ladies 

 on the subject of riding, to express this in simple 

 and intelligible language, and to give the whole a 

 systematic and impressive arrangement. 



He accordingly flatters himself, that, at a time 

 when riding has become so eminently fashionable 

 an exercise for ladies, and when the road daily 

 displays so many elegant women on horseback, his 

 work will ensure security, ease, and grace of the 

 riders. 



In addition to the experience of the author as a 

 teacher, he has not hesitated to derive valuable 

 knowledge from numerous friends, who have kindly 

 imparted many hints which he has embodied, and 

 which will prove of great value to his readers, but 

 also he has extracted from all the best treatises 

 ever published upon the subject, all that was at 

 all likely to be of any use. Many of his fair 



