Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-18
IN THE SADDLE.
EOUEST STRlAkISM AND ITS RAPID
GROWTH IN THIS COUNTRY.

GROWTH IN THIS COUNTRY.
How Roller Skating Rinks Are Utilised.
Hints to Horseback Riders-The Model
Control Him.
The frequent mention Of numbers Of clever
has naturally revived the many experiences
Of the cavaliers OF the past and 1t is doubt
full whether in peace or war that history can
produce any more or better examples of
than the present day afYorda
In the olden days the equipments were crude
and imperfect as well as the animals them
selveA The knowledge Of the horse has ad-
vanced. and likewise all the appointments
that appertain to thoroughly adapting him
In modern raits and useA 1t In only recently
that We have recorded high jump Of some
thing over eight feet by a horse, and the
longest Jump is something like thirty five
feet by actual measurement This, Of course,
applies to the trained hurdler or steeplechaser.
HOW THE pAsrlME HAS GROWN.
Our hunting clubs are a fine school for
horsemen, but they are. from the order OF
things. not accessible to every one 1t il sur
prsinR to those who have not watched its
progress-the vast increase In horseback rid
ing. The roller skating rinks have served
one useful and commendable purpose All
that have an eligible location have been
sought by the teachers Of riding schools, and
instead Of thousands toiling on rollers, we
now have hundreds availing themselves Of
the rings In the old rinks in going the rounds
With the riding master in the graceful walk,
trOt and lope on the back Of the horse, re-
cetvtng the pleasure Of exercise accompanied
by music and getting the benefit Of the
healthy pastime Among the most attractive
sights these pleasant spring days are the
bride paths specially provided for horseback
riders In the park. There are hours In the
day however, when these bride paths are
inadequate to the wants Of the multitude OF
accomplished horsemen escorting the fair
se1- whose graceful figures as they dit around
the curves add to the picturesqueness Of the
panorama
10 gather the most practical information
possible an interview was sought by the re-
porter with an expert equestrian, who said:
"rhere are two styles of saddle horses in use.
One Is the horse fashionable in Kentucky,
whose galts are the plain walk, running
walk, sinsAe foot trot and canter The
other is the English style, thoroughly bitted
and in hand to walk, trot and canter only
Ny experience convinces me that Kentucky
produces the best type OF saddle horses, and
they command the most money, Others like
the Canadian horse The taste for horses In
Boston. Philadelphia and Washington II
about the same Few ride the Kentucky
gated horse, The popular horse here Is thu
English style The horse that Is properly
bitted and ready for the saddle should bt
ridden with bit and bridoon, and SO thor
oughy broken as to guide by the neck
on the curb or snatIle, or by both jointly
| In riding schools they are taught to rid,
with relns in each hand, same as they handl,
driving reins whereas all from Kentucky ant
the south and west do not consider horse
saddle horse until he will guide by the neck
that Is an instructive idea. The reins SHOULD
be In the left hand, SO that the whip hand l
always free for any purpose In riding witt
the ladies on the road you should go on tn
iadys right hand, which will prevent run
uing against the lady or any accidental col
lision. The amateur rider does not know
what constitutes saddle horse. The hors
must have a good walk. good trot and goot
canter. and go at any rate of speed"
HOW TO MOUNT HORSE.
It Is interesting to notice the simple act O
mounting a horse 1t is important to com
bine grace with safety The school or styl
ish custom is to stand with your back to til
head OF the horse. with the reins In the lef
nand resting upon the pummel Of the saddle
your left foot In the stirrup, then with
swing encompassing a half circle you ris
and settle in the saddle The experts metho
OF mounting is to stand facing the side o
the horse You put the left foot in the stir
rup reins In the right hand and held taut
resting on the opposite side Of tho cantel o
back of the saddle, then with a vault yo
will land easily In the saddle This is ais
the most general custom, the only differenc
Is to hold the reins and name both with tn
left hand All the while you have the an
mai under control, and In this position ther
Is much less liability Of accident from an
unexpected movement, shying or fright c
your horse by which the animal may be mad
TO Kick or get away from the rider.
There Is another important and yet yer
simple fact little known, after bein
mounted, and that is the skill to start
horsa The reins should be held gently, nc
pulling, and there should be an almost in
perceptible bending forward OF the body
which, to trained saddle horse, fs far bette
understood and more readily responded t
than talking or clucking. The swinging O
the body Is sufficient and he instantly RI
sponds A horse should never be started Of
abruptly and on the jump, as very many ir
considerate riders make habit Of doing.
startles horse and Is q bad habit, whic
grows upon him. and often the first spring Q
the horse IN starting causes more acciden,
than the other faults in the animal. Alway
in starting out you should go of on a yer
slow walk 1t restores confidence, and II th
horse Is inclined to nervousness that soon di
appears, and then you pursue your journe
with ease and pleasure.
The horse whose ancestors are real saddl
horses is more pleasant and easier to ride an
to cultivate and teach than one that Is bre
regardless of such characteristics. The sac
die instinct has been bred in him for genera
tions, and this instinct has been intensife
by education until the true saddle horse Is
distinct type New York Herald.
Arab Women In Their Bath.
The baths are the great places Of rendezvou
for the Arab women, who spend an afternoo
there frequently their hours being from