l advantage to me in preparing this new edition; because English
ladies regard riding, principally, from a hunting point of view, and the
best way to supplement one's education, is to try to teach.

The directions about side-saddles and seat are the outcome of practical
work and fortunate opportunities; and I hope they will be as useful to
my readers as they have been to my pupils. Although I have ridden, when
abroad, some of the worst buckjumpers that could be found in any
country, I have never "cut a voluntary," thanks to the adoption of a
seat and saddle which gave the necessary grip. Of course I have had
"purls," when horses have "come down" with me out hunting; and on one
occasion in China, when a horse which I mounted for the first time,
reared and came over.

I have taken Figs. 32 to 51, 71 to 78 and Fig. 90 from _Riding and
Hunting_, and Figs. 147 and 148 from _Points of the Horse_. My husband
has written Chapter XXII.

I have omitted the chapter on my _Riding Experiences_, as I thought it
out of place in a purely teaching book.

Knowing the immense value of photographs in explaining technical
subjects, I have gladly availed myself of the expert help of my husband
and son in that form of illustration.

I am greatly obliged to Miss Harding, Miss Burnaby, Miss Neil, the Rev.
G. Broke, the Rev. R. J. Gornall, Mr. Clarence Hailey of Newmarket, the
Editor of _Country Life_ and the Editor of _The Queen_, for the
admirable photographs and blocks they most kindly lent me. I regret that
I inadvertently omitted to place the names of Mr. Clarence Hailey and
the Gresham Studio, Adelaide, South Australia, under the excellent
photographs which are respectively reproduced in Figs. 2 and 3.

This edition is practically a new book.

_Yew Tree House,
Crick, Rugby,
25th March, 1903._

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
BEGINNING TO RIDE 1 to 7

CHAPTER II.
HORSES FOR LADIES 8 to 24

CHAPTER III.
SIDE-SADDLES 25 to 69

CHAPTER IV.
BRIDLES 70 to 88

CHAPTER V.
RIDING DRESS 89 to 124

CHAPTER VI.
MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING 125 to 135

CHAPTER VII.
HOW TO HOLD THE REINS 136 to