Hints On Horsemanship To A Nephew And Niece Or Common Sense And

PAGE Throughout Europe there is only one style of riding _taught_ 2 That is the soldier's _one-handed_ style 2 _Two hands_ should be used to the reins 5 A soldier's horse must t...

Reins at full length 14 The downward clutch 16 The Grecian mode of holding and handling the reins 18 The side clutch 20 The two reins _crossed_ in one hand 21 A rein in each han...

Retaining, urging, and guiding indications 36 To make a horse collect himself 37 Canter, right turn, right pass 38 Left shoulder in 38 Bearing on the mouth 39 The horse must be...

The rider cannot raise the falling horse 50 Harm is done by the attempt 51 The bearing-rein 54 Mechanical assistance of the jockey to his horse 56 Standing on the stirrups 58 Di...

There is one direction which applies to all seats 65 Different seats for different styles of riding 65 The manège and the Eastern seats are the extremes 66 The long stirrup is n...

Directions to place a lady in her saddle 70 Directions to mount at a halt 71 To mount in movement 71 To dismount in movement 71 To vault on or over in movement 72 To vault on at...

Place of the bit in the horse's mouth 74 Principle of the bit 74 Action of the common bit 76 Action of the Chifney bit 77 The loose eye 77 The nose-band 77 The horse's defence a...

A side-saddle should have no right hand pummel 86 The leaping-horn 86 Surcingle 88 Stirrup-leather 89 Stirrup-iron 90 Girthing 90 To avoid riding on the buckles of the girths 91

The short rein should be used when one hand is occupied 93 Its use to a soldier 94 Its use with the restive horse 94 It should not be used in hunting, or in swimming a horse 95...

Colt-breaking is the best possible lesson for the rider 97 The head-stall 98 The snaffle 99 Longeing 101 Saddling 102 Mounting 102 Sermon to the colt-breaker 103 The noblest hor...

Condition depends on food, work, and warmth 115 So does the difference between the _breeds_ of horses 116 The terseness of the Arab is the result of hard food 116 So is that of...

Throughout Europe there is only one style of riding _taught_; that is, the soldier's _one-handed_ style.--_Two hands_ should be used to the reins.--A soldier's horse must turn o...

Reins at full length.--The downward clutch.--Grecian mode of holding and handling the reins.--The side-clutch.--The two reins crossed in the hand.--A rein in each hand.--Turn to...

Retaining, urging, and guiding indications.--To make the horse collect himself.--Canter, right turn, right pass.--Left shoulder in.--Bearing on the mouth.--The horse must be mad...

The rider cannot raise the falling horse.--Harm is done by the attempt.--The bearing rein.--Mechanical assistance of the jockey to his horse.--Standing on the stirrups.--Differe...

There is one direction which applies to all seats.--Different seats for different styles of riding.--The manége and the Eastern seats are the extremes.--The long stirrup is nece...

Directions to place a lady on her saddle.--Directions to mount at a halt.--In movement.--To dismount in movement.--To vault on at a halt.--Circus for practising these movements....

Place of the bit in the mouth.--Principle of the bit.--Action of the common bit.--Action of the Chifney bit.--The loose eye.--The noseband.--The horse's defence against the bit...

A side-saddle should have no right-hand pummel; it is useless to the seat, and impedes the working of the right hand on the reins. The appearance when mounted is infinitely impr...

The short rein should be used when one hand is occupied.--Its use to a soldier.--Its use with the restive horse.--It should not be used in hunting, or in swimming a horse.--Obje...

Colt-breaking is the best possible lesson for the rider.--The head-stall.--The snaffle.--Longeing.--Saddling.--Mounting.--Sermon to the colt-breaker.--The noblest horse resists...

Condition depends on food, work, and warmth.--So does the difference between the _breeds_ of horses.--The terseness of the Arab is the result of hard food.--So is that of our th...