GLOSSARY AND INDEX. 



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ROWEL, the sharp wheel 

 the spur. 



Saddle horses, defects in, 197 ; 

 for ladies. 211. 



Saddle, The, description of, 

 26 ; for ladies, 209. 



School system, The. defense 

 of, 7 : object of, 9 ; objec- 

 tions to, answered, 10 ;|Stirrups, 27 ; short, 37 

 safety secured by, 13. | ladies, 209. 



of Spur, The, 21 ; governing the 

 trot, 65, 90 ; not an instru- 

 ment of punishment, 105 ; 

 in pirouettes. 118; horses 

 should be taught to bear, 

 202 ; blunt, 202 ; lessons in 

 the use of, 203 ; method of 

 applying, 204. 



for 



Seat, The, 34 ; obtaining, 35 ; 

 stability of, 36 ; exercises 

 for, 43 ; how to obtain a per- 

 fect seat, 205 ; a lady's, 209. 



Severity, uselessness of, 104. 



Shying, 81 ; cause of, 198. 



Snaffle, The, 27, 39 ; holding, 

 39 '' 53. 56, 98 : in walking, 

 106 ; contrasted with 

 curb, 112. 



SPANISH TROT, a 



which the legs diagonally 

 disposed move together in 

 very high and brilliant ac- 

 tion, with momentary rests 

 between the strides. 



Spanish trot, The, 65, 158 ; 

 method of producing, 158 ; 

 an exaggerated passage, 161. 



Speed, not decreased by school 

 training, 10 ; to measure, 

 54 ; to increase. 54 ; 55 ; to 

 increase, 61 ; to moderate, 

 Ci ; to increase, 97 ; to 

 moderate, 97. 1 



Stumbling, 63 ; causes of, S3, 

 198. 



Suppling the croup, 113. 



Suppling the forehand, 98. 



Trained and untrained horses 

 contrasted, 96. 



Training, 7, 21 ; necessity for, 

 92 ; remedying defects by 

 the' means of, 93. 



jTRAVERSING, the move- 

 trot in! ment of the horse to either 

 side, his fore-legs following 

 one path, his hind-legs 

 slightly in rear, upon a par- 

 allel path. 



Traversing, 127 ; after, 131 ; 

 143 ; in the passage, 165 ; 

 importance of, 165 ; method 

 of, 166 ; change in, 170 ; at 

 the gallop, 172 ; method of, 

 173 ; change in, 175. 



TREAD of the Stirrup, thit 

 part upon which the sole of 

 the foot rests. 



Tricks, 77. 



