Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-riding, and Hunting, with Hints Upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes

There is a great land across the Atlantic where they do great things, and utter great sayings, and patent great inventions, and erect great buildings--and where, in short, the i...

Having now seen that your bridle, saddle, and stirrup are in proper order, you prepare to mount, and this will probably take you some time and practice to accomplish gracefully,...

RUNNING AWAY.--THREE DANGEROUS ADVENTURES.--HOW TO ACT WHEN PLACED IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF PERIL.--HOW TO RIDE A PULLER.--THROUGH THE CITY.--TO A MEET OF HOUNDS.--BOASTFUL LADIES.--...

Having now mastered the art of riding, you will of course be desirous of appearing in the parks and on the public roadways, and exhibiting the prowess which it has cost you so m...

Now that you are thoroughly at home on your saddle--in the park, on the road, and over the country--you are doubtless longing to display your prowess in the hunting-field, and t...

THE DOUBLE-RISE.--POINTING OUT THE RIGHT FOOT.--THE FORCE OF HABIT. --VARIOUS KINDS OF FAULT-FINDING.--MR. STURGESS' PICTURES.--AN ENGLISH HARVEST-HOME.--A JEALOUS SHREW.--A SHY...

SUBJECT OF FEEDING RESUMED.--COOKED FOOD RECOMMENDED.--EFFECTS OF RAW OATS UPON "PLEADER."--SERVANTS' OBJECTIONS.--SNAFFLE-BRIDLE, AND BIT-AND-BRIDOON.--KINDNESS TO THE POOR.--A...

I said at the commencement of these pages that I should offer little or no discourse upon the general management of horses; yet, in one reserved instance, I may be permitted to...

You have now arrived at the next covert, and have seen the hounds thrown in. In an instant there is a whimper, taken up presently by one and another, until the air rings with th...

Having now discussed your age, your nerve, and your taste, we shall say a few words about your costume as a learner. Put on a pair of strong well-made boots; heels are not objec...

You must be particularly cautious in the hunting-field to avoid being cannoned against. There is no other place in the whole world where there is so little ceremony; and so very...

There is at present a mighty outcry in our poor land. Not against "battle, murder, and sudden death," landlord-killing, and "Boycotting," but against our royal pastime--hunting....

A POPULAR ERROR.--EXCELLENCE IN RIDING ATTAINABLE WITHOUT ANY YOUTHFUL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART.--THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA.--HER PROFICIENCY.--HER PALACE.--HER OCCUPATIONS.--HER DISPO...

In the event of an ordinary fall in landing over a fence, it is a vexed question whether or not it is advisable to hold on by the rein whilst your horse is on the ground. I do n...

A Popular Error.--Excellence in Riding attainable without any Youthful Knowledge of the Art.--The Empress of Austria.--Her Proficiency.--Her Palace.--Her Occupations.--Her Dispo...

The Double-rise.--Pointing out the Right Foot.--The force of Habit.--Various kinds of Fault-finding.--Mr. Sturgess' Pictures.--An English Harvest-home.--A Jealous Shrew.--A Shy...

Subject of Feeding resumed.--Cooked Food recommended.--Effects of Raw Oats upon "Pleader."--Servants' Objections.--Snaffle-bridle, and Bit-and-Bridoon.--Kindness to the Poor.--A...

Running away.--Three Dangerous Adventures.--How to act when placed in Circumstances of Peril.--How to Ride a Puller.-- Through the City.--To a Meet of Hounds.--Boastful Ladies.-...