Chapter I: The Horse

Origin and countries of the horse.--Earliest Scriptural mention
of the horse.--Caligula's horse.--Horseback riding in the
Middle Ages.--The Arab horse and his descendants.--Selection
of a horse, and points to be observed.--Suitable gaits for the
several conformations of riders.--The fast or running
walk.--Various kinds of trotting.--The jog trot
undesirable.--Temperament of the horse to be taken into
consideration.--Thorough-bred horses.--Low-bred
horses.--Traits of thorough and low bred horses.--Purchasing a
horse; when to pay for the purchase.--Kindness to the horse
instead of brutality.--Advantages of kind treatment of the
horse.--Horses properly trained from early colt-life, the
best.--Certain requirements in training a horse for a
lady.--Ladies should visit their horses in the stable.--Ladies
of refinement, occupying the highest positions in the
civilized and fashionable world, personally attend to their
horses.--Nature of the horse.--Unreliable grooms; their
vicious course with horses intrusted to their care.--Care
required in riding livery-stable horses. 13

CHAPTER II.

THE RIDING HABIT.

Riding habit should not be gaudy.--Instructions concerning the
material for riding habit, and how this should be made.--The
waist.--The basque or jacket.--Length of riding habit.--White
material not to be worn on horseback.--Riding shirt.--Riding
drawers.--Riding boots.--Riding corset.--Riding coiffure or
head-dress.--Riding hat.--Minutiæ to be attended to in the
riding costume.--How to hold the riding skirt while
standing.--Riding whip. 52