horse and rider should correspond.—Horse united or collected.—Horse disunited.—To animate the horse.—To soothe the horse.—What to do in certain improper movements of the horse.—Concluding remarks.
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CHAPTER VII.
THE WALK. |
| The movements of the horse in walking.—A good walk is a certain basis for perfection in other gaits.—A lady's horse should be especially trained to walk well.—Every change in the walk, as turning, backing, and stopping, should be well learned, before attempting to ride in a faster gait.—The walk is a gait more especially desirable for some ladies.—The advance, the turn, the stop, the reining back, in the walk.—Remarks on the reining back. |
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CHAPTER VIII.
THE TROT, THE AMBLE, THE PACE, THE RACK. |
| The movements of the horse in trotting.—The trot a safe gait for a lady.—The jog trot.—The racing trot.—The true trot.—The French trot.—The English trot; is desirable for ladies to learn.—Objections to the French trot.—How to manage the horse and ride the English trot.—Which is the leading foot of the horse in the trot.—To stop a horse in the English trot.—Trotting in a circle.—Circling to the right, to the left.—The amble.—The pace.—The rack. |
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CHAPTER IX.
THE CANTER. |
| Leading with the right foot, with the left foot.—The rapid gallop.—The canter.—The true canter.—To commence the canter; position of the rider, and management of the horse.—To canter with the right leg leading.—To canter with the left leg leading.—To determine with which leg the horse is leading in the canter.—To change from the trot to the canter.—To turn in the canter, to the right, to the left.—Management of the horse while making a turn in the canter.—To stop in the canter.—Remarks concerning position in the canter. |
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CHAPTER X.
THE HAND GALLOP, THE FLYING GALLOP. |
| The hand gallop, a favorite gait with ladies.—Position and management of the reins, in the hand gallop.—Cautions to ladies when riding the hand gallop.—To manage a disobedient horse during the hand gallop.—Turning when riding the hand gallop.—Position of rider while turning in the hand gallop.—The flying gallop an exercise for country roads.—Cautions to ladies previous to riding the flying gallop.—Holding the reins, position of the rider, and management of the horse, in the flying gallop.—To stop in the flying gallop.—Concluding remarks. |
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CHAPTER XI.
THE LEAP, THE STANDING LEAP, THE FLYING LEAP. |
| Advantages of learning to leap.—Requisites necessary in leaping.—The standing leap.—Position of the rider, rein-hold, and management of the horse, in the standing leap.—Points to be carefully observed in the leap.—How to make the horse leap.—Management of the reins and of the rider's position during the leap.—Counsels which should be well learned by the rider before attempting the leap, and especially as to the management of the horse.—How to train a horse to leap.—A lady should never attempt the leap, except with a horse well trained in it.—Horses do not all leap alike.—The flying leap.—Important points to know relative to the flying leap. |
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CHAPTER XII.
DEFENSES OF THE HORSE, CRITICAL SITUATIONS. |
| A lady's horse should be gentle, well-trained, and possess no vice.—Shying, and its treatment.—Shying sometimes due to defective vision, and at other times to discontent.—Balking, and its treatment.—Backing, and its treatment.—Gayety.—Kicking, and its remedy. An attention to the position and motions of the horse's ears will determine what he is about to do.—Plunging; bucking; what to do in these cases.—Rearing, and the course to be pursued.—Running away, and the course to be pursued.—Unsteadiness of the horse while being mounted, and how to correct it.—Stumbling, and its treatment.—What to do when the horse falls.—Remarks concerning the use of the whip and spur.—Be generous to the horse when he yields to his rider. |
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| ADDENDA. |
| Thirty-four points necessary to be learned, and to be well understood by equestriennes.—Conclusion. |
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| GLOSSARY |
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| INDEX |
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
