PART II--DRIVING
XII. FORM 193
XIII. FOUR-IN-HAND AND TANDEM DRIVING 217
XIV. SHOW RING APPOINTMENTS 245
XV. HINTS ON DRIVING 250
XVI. DRESS 259
XVII. BITS AND BEARING REINS 264
XVIII. HARNESS 273
XIX. GYMKHANA GAMES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR PRIVATE HORSE SHOWS 282
INDEX 291
ILLUSTRATIONS
Portrait of Author _Frontispiece_
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Correct Position of Body in Side-Saddle 6
Incorrect Position of Body 7
Correct Position of Legs 8
Another Position of Legs 9
Incorrect Position of Legs 10
Incorrect Position of Legs 11
Correct Position with Horse in Action 12
The Position of the Child on the Left of the Picture is Correct and that of the Child on the Right is Incorrect 13
Correct Position of Reins 18
Reversing Position of Curb and Snaffle Reins 25
Correct Position for Park Riding 27
Reins in Both Hands 27
Mounting without Assistance 32
Mounting with Assistance 33
Mounted 34
Dismounting with Assistance 35
Dismounting without Assistance 36
Correct Costume for Young Girls Riding Astride 39
Correct Position for Riding Astride 40
The “Cowboy” Western Costume and Saddle 43
Mounting English Fashion 46
Mounting English Fashion (Another Way) 47
Mounting Military Fashion 48
Mounting Either Fashion 49
Dismounting 52
Dismounting 53
Over Post and Rail 59
A High Jumper and Hunter (Taconite) 60
Giving Him His Head Over a Jump (Heatherbloom) 62
Positions of Hands in Hunting 64
Side-Saddle, Position Rising, Hands and Body Forward 65
Astride, Position of Legs, Hands, and Body at Top of Jump 66
Side-Saddle, Front View, Rising 68
Coming Down 69
A Good Type of Hunter, Bred in Virginia (Philosopher) 70
A Good Type of Hunter, Bred in the North (Ripple) 71
Correct Hunting Costume 73
Sandwich Cases and Flasks 75
Lady’s Park Hack Type (Corinne) 78
Lady’s Park Hack (Marksman) as He was when First Shown 82
Marksman a Year Later, after He had been “Fined Down,” when He Won the Championship 83
Lined Up 89
Safety Stirrup, Open 103
Safety Stirrup, Closed 103
Riding Clothes 109
New Style Costume for Park Riding 112
Old Style (1887) Postilion Coat 113
A Winter Habit 116
A Smart Summer Habit 117
Stiffed-Legged Boots. Field Boots 123
Puttees 130
Lady’s Park and Hunting Saddle 134
Side-Saddle with Wide Pommels and Safety Flap 136
Side-Saddle with Narrow Pommels and Safety Flap Up 137
Side-Saddle with Stirrup Adjustable from Off Side 138
The Same Side-Saddle, Off Side, Showing Spring Flap which Holds Flap Up or Down at Will, Permitting Rider to Adjust Girths or Stirrup Leather While Mounted 139
Diagram for Measuring Side-Saddle 140
Double-Girth. Fitz-William Girth. Corded Girth 141
Adjusting Stirrup from Off Side 143
Plain Snaffle. Bit and Bridoon. Bit and Bridoon with Cavesson 146
Correctly Saddled and Bridled for Hunting 148
Varieties of Riding Bits 150
Bits and Bridles 151
Lady’s Cross-Saddle with Rolls. Lady’s Cross-Saddle, Plain Flap. Light-Weight Saddle, Flaps Cut Forward 155
Champion Saddle Mare (Lady Bonnie) 158
Combination Type (Lady Macdonald) 159
English Type of Lady’s Park Hack 160
Light-Weight Thoroughbred Lady’s Riding Horse (Indian Flower) 161
Thoroughbred Hunter (Sunday Morning) 164
Perfect Type of Heavy-Weight Thoroughbred Riding Horse (Heartspring) 165
Show Winner in Park Hack Classes (Sonia) 168
High-Stepping Park Hack (Roslyn) 169
An Old-Fashioned Combination Type (Warwick) 170
Combination Type (Mayo) 171
Lightfoot, Winner of Ladies’ Saddle Class 174 at Age of Twenty-Three
Show Pony 175
Polo Pony 177
Welsh Pony. The Best Type for Children 178
Kentucky Bred Lady’s Riding Horse (Dixie) 181
Points of a Horse 183
Lady’s Western Park Hack (Pink Lady) 185
George IV Phaeton 194
Inspection of the Harness 195
Getting Length of the Reins 196
Stepping into the Trap 197
“Orthodox” Position of Reins and Whip 198
“Modern” Position of Reins with Loop 199
Correct Position for Shortening Reins 201
Pulling Up 205
Styles of Ladies’ Traps, Country and Town 209
Starting 212
Pulling Reins Through Terret after Pulling Up 215
A Perfectly Appointed Road Coach with Postilion (London-Brighton, 1907) 218
Position of Four-in-Hand and Tandem Reins in Left Hand 219
Four-in-Hand Harness 220
Winding Lash after Catching Thong 222
Measuring the Reins 223
Lady’s Four-in-Hand 226
Lady’s Four-in-Hand Turning to the Right 229
High Tandem Cart 232
Tandem from Bay Shore, Long Island, Show, 1911 234
Correct Tandem Harness for Show Ring 236
Correct Position of Hands Driving Four-in-Hand or Tandem 238
Perfectly Appointed Lady’s Pair 246
Lady’s Single Basket Phaeton 247
Western Style of Gig Horse 248
Driving a Pair to a George IV Phaeton 251
Basket Phaeton 254
Correct Groom’s Livery 263
Bits 265
Proper Adjustment of Bearing Reins 270
Single Phaeton Harness 274
Single Road Harness 276
Double Road Harness 278
English Phaeton Pair Harness 279
A Hempstead Cart 280
(Newsboy) A Prize-Winning Runabout Entry 285
Judge’s Stand in Open Air Show 286
Gymkhana Games at Country Show 288
RIDING AND DRIVING FOR WOMEN
_PART I--RIDING_
“I think I could turn and live with animals, They are so placid and self-contained; I stand and look at them long and long, They do not sweat and whine about their condition, They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins; They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God; Not one is dissatisfied. Not one is demented with the mania of owning things; Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago.”
--_Walt Whitman._