The Lady and Her Horse

The Lady and Her Horse - Being Hints Selected from Various Sources and Compiled into a System of Equitation

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. A list of corrections is found at the end of the text. Inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been maintained. A list of inconsistently spelled and hyphenated words is found at the end of the text. What delight To back the flying Steed, that challenges The wind for speed! Seems native more of Air, Than Earth! Whose burden only lends him fire! Whose soul is in his task, turns labour into sport And makes your pastime his! Love Chase. The chief point in Horsemanship, Colonel Greenwood observes in his Hints on Horsemanship is to get your horse to be of your party; and not only to obey, but to obey willingly,Good riding as a whole is indeed no trifle, and is worth acquiring by those whose pleasure or business it is to ride, because it is soon, and easily acquired, and when acquired it becomes habitual, and is as easy, nay much more so; and infinitely more safe, than bad riding. Good riding is an affair of skill, but bad riding is an affair of courage. Yet, in no other art, [2]are there so many self-thought Amateurs. Many ladies have a decided objection to going through the ordeal of a riding school; others have no opportunity of obtaining instructions, and the generality consider, that they are in possession of all that can be acquired upon the subject, when they have discovered a mode of retaining the seat, and guiding the horse; but to those who wish to sit a horse through all his paces, firmly, yet gracefully, to have the animal entirely under command, and as if imbued with one intelligence, to unite boldness, with modesty, and employ energy, without losing delicacy, these hints are addressed. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 37445
Author: Jenkins, T. A.
Release Date: Sep 16, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English