PRACTICAL HINTS. 



to its application in exactly the same way as to the pressure of the 

 man's leg. The horse should never be struck 1 with the whip upon 

 the head, neck, or shoulders, as such whipping will render him nerv- 

 ous, and may cause him to swerve. 



It does not come within the limits of an abbreviated article of 



this character to give 

 the details for the 

 training of a horse to 

 the different gaits and 

 tricks of which he is 

 capable under the sad- 

 dle, as there are a great 

 variety of works im- 

 parting this knowledge 

 in full, which are easily 

 accessible by those 

 who desire it. With 

 these suggestions, and 

 sufficient practice, any 

 one may enjoy this, the 

 best of all modes of 

 exercise. 



If people would gen- 

 erally adopt horse- 

 back-riding, they 

 would starve out half 

 our doctors, and would 

 live in the enjoyment of much better health than they now do. I 

 will give here one of the many cases of restoration to health from 

 this exercise that have come under my notice: A lady (whose 

 name I will omit) came into my riding-park in a hack from her 

 home about a mile distant. I arranged a stand so that she could 

 step upon it, and sit down in the saddle without any effort. I led 

 the horse around at a walking pace for about twenty minutes, when 

 she dismounted, quite exhausted, and was taken home. The next 

 day she tame again in the carriage, and took another short lesson, 

 and so continued to do three or four times a week for about four 

 months. During this time she gained in strength to such an extent 

 that at the expiration of* the time she rode by car to Boston, a 

 distance of twenty-five miles,» did some shopping, thence to Cam- 

 bridge to dine with her mother, and'then returned home and rode 

 ten miles on horseback. At the end of her ride she said to me :" 



Fig. 362.— Position in the Saddle. 



