. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. heywould starve out halfour doctors, and wouldlive in the enjoyment of much better health than they now do. Iwill give here one of the many cases of restoration to health fromthis exercise that have come under my notice : A lady (whosename T will omit) came into my riding-park in a hack from herhome about a mile distant. I arranged a stand so that she couldstep upon it, and sit down in the saddle without any effort. I ledthe horse around at a walking pace for about twenty minutes, whensh
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. heywould starve out halfour doctors, and wouldlive in the enjoyment of much better health than they now do. Iwill give here one of the many cases of restoration to health fromthis exercise that have come under my notice : A lady (whosename T will omit) came into my riding-park in a hack from herhome about a mile distant. I arranged a stand so that she couldstep upon it, and sit down in the saddle without any effort. I ledthe horse around at a walking pace for about twenty minutes, whenshe dismounted, quite exhausted, and was taken home. The nextday she came again in the carriage, and took another short lesson,and so continued to do three or four times a week for about fourmonths. During this time she gained in strength to such an extentthat at the expiration of the time she rode by car to Boston, adistance of twenty-five miles, did some shopping, thence to Cam-bridge to dine with her mother, and then returned home and rodeten miles on horseback. At the end of her ride she said to me :. Fig. 362.—Position in (he Saddle. 294 EQUESTRIAXrSM. I feel no more fatigued than I did this morning when I startedfor Boston. This is only one of the many cases that have come under myobservation of regaining health from this exercise. Let every onehave good practical training if possible, but get the exercise at allevents, if you cannot have the training. In corroboration of what Mr. Robinson says on the beneficialeffects of horseback-riding, I copy the following paragraphs from a
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