Part 2

BEGINNING TO RIDE 31

Form, 32.--Insufficient Training, 33.--Mounting, 34.--Dismounting, 37.--Stirrup, 38.

CHAPTER IV

IN THE SADDLE 43

Below the Waist, 44.--Above the Waist, 48.--Hands and Wrists, 49.--Reins, 53.

CHAPTER V

EMERGENCIES 63

Eagerness to Start, 63.--Shyers, 65.--Stumblers, 66.--Rearers, 66.--Plungers, 67.--Buckers, 68.--Pullers, 70.--Runaways, 72.--Punishment, 76.

CHAPTER VI

CHOOSING A MOUNT 83

An Adviser, 83.--Park Hack, 87.--Measurement, 88.--Conformation, 90.--Hunter, 94.--Gait and Manners, 95.

CHAPTER VII

DRESS 99

Skirt, 100.--Safety Skirt, 100.--Divided Skirt, 102.--Bodice, 103.--Waistcoat, 104.--Corsets, 105.--Boots, Breeches, Tights, 106.--Collars and Cuffs, 110.--Gloves, 111.--Hair and Hat, 112.--Veil, 113.--Whip or Crop, 113.--Spur, 114.

CHAPTER VIII

LEAPING 121

Requirements, 121.--In the Ring, 122.--Approaching Jump, 122.--Taking off, 124.--Landing, 125.--Lifting, 126.--Out-of-Doors, 127.--Pilot, 128.--Selecting a Panel, 128.--Stone Wall, 130.--In Hand, 131.--Trappy Ground and Drops, 131.--In and Out, 133.--Picket and Slat Fences, 134.--Wire, 135.--Combined Obstacles, 136.--Refusing, 136.--Timidity, 137.--Temper, 138.--Rider at Fault, 139.

CHAPTER IX

LEAPING (continued) 145

Rushers, 145.--Balkers, 147.--Sluggards, 149.--Falls, 150.

CHAPTER X

RIDING TO HOUNDS 159

Courtesy, 159.--The Novice, 161.--Hard Riding, 162.--Jealous Riding, 163.--Desirable Qualities, 164.--Getting Away, 165.--Indecision, 166.--Right of Way, 167.--Funk, 168.--Excitable and Sluggish Horses, 169.--Proximity to Hounds, 170.--Choosing a Line, 172.

CHAPTER XI

SYMPATHY BETWEEN HORSE AND WOMAN 179

Talking to Horse, 180.--In the Stall, 183.--On the Road, 185.--Cautions, 187.

CHAPTER XII

PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE STABLE 193