THE ART OF RIDING 



THE HORSE. 



The horse, from every point of view, is an 

 interesting study. More money and attention 

 have been bestowed upon his breeding and training 

 than upon those of any other animal; and perhaps 

 we should not be far wrong in saying that he 

 has monopolised more of both than all other 

 animals put together. The breeding of horses 

 was a favourite study of the ancients; and in 

 the earliest dawn of history we find him occup)-- 

 ing his niche in fame, side by side with great 



