Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-29
IN THE SADDLE.
souesr1IaNIsM AND ITS aApiD
GROWTH ~ THIS COUNTRY.

GROWTH ~ THIS COUNTRY.
How Roller sksting Kinks Are Utirised.
Hints 70 Horseback Riders--The Model
saddle Animal. His Gaits and How to
Control Him.
The frequent mention Of numbers Of clever
horsemen among the leading society people
mas naturally revived the many experiences
Of the cavaliers Of the past. and II r. doubt
fui whether in peace or war that history can
produce any more or better examples Of
Craftsmanship than the present day affords.
In the oiden days the equipments were Crude
and imperfect. as well as the animals them
selves The knowledge Of the horse has ad-
vanced. and likewise all the appointments
that appertain to thoroughly adapting him
IN moterr gaits and uses 1t is only recently
that we have recorded high jump Of some
thing over eight fest by horse, and the
longest jump is something like thirty five
feet by actual measurement This, Of course,
applies to the trained hurdIer or steeplechaser.
HOW THE PAsTME 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 is sur
prising To those who have not watched its
progress-the vast increase in horseback rid
ing. The roller skating Kinks 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 Kinks in going the rounds
with the riding master in the graceful walk,
trot and lope on the back of the horse, re-
ceviug 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
sex. whose graceful figures as they fit 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:
There are two styles of saddle horses in use.
One is the horse fashionable in Kentucky,
whose galts are the plain walk, running
walk. sne4e 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 Els
about the same Few ride the Kentucky
gated horse. The popular horse here is the
English style The horse that is properly
bitted and ready for the saddle should be
ridden with bit and bridoon, and SO thor
oughly broken as to guide by the neck,
on the curb or snaffie, or by both jointly.
In riding schools they are taught to ride
with reins in each hand, same as they handle
driving reins whereas all from Kentucky and
the south and west do not consider horse
saddle horse until be will guide by the neck;
that is an instructive idea The reins should
he in the left hand. so that the whip hand is
always free for any purpose. In riding with
the ladies on the road you should go on the
lady's right hand, which will prevent rum
uing against the lady or any accidental col
lision The amateur rider does not know
what constitutes saddle horse. The horse
must have good walk. good trot and good
canter, and 60 at any rate of speed"
HOW TO MOUNT HORSE
| It is interesting to notice the simple act of
| mounting horse. Ii is important to COM
! blne grace with safety The school or styl-
| ish custom is to stand with your back to the
head of the horse, with the reins in the left
hand resting upon the pummel of the saddle
your left foot in the stirrup, then with a
swing encompassing a half circle you rise
and settle in the saddle The experts method
OF mounting is to stand facing the side of
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 the cantel or
back of the saddle, then with a vault you
will land easily in the saddle This is also
the most general custom, the only difference
! is to huid the reins and name both with the
left hand. ALI the while you have the ami
mai under control, and in this position there
is much less liability of accident from any
unexpected movement, shying or fright of
your horse by which the animal may be made
to kick or get away from the rider.
There is another important and yet very
simple fact little known. after being
mounted, and that is the skill to start a
horse The rens should be held gently. not
pulling, and there should be an almost i'm
perceptible bending forward of the body,
which TO a trained saddle horse is far better
understood and more readily responded to
than talking or clucking The swinging of
the body is sufficient and he instantly re-
spends A horse should never be started of
abruptly and on the jump. as very many in
considerable riders make habit of doing. 1t
startles a horse and is bad habit, which
grows upon him. and often the first spring of
the horse in starting causes more accidents
than the other faults in the animal Always
in starting out you should go off on a very
slow walk. 1t restores confidence. and if the
horse is inclined TO nervousness that soon dis
appears, and then you pursue your journey
with ease and pleasure.
The horse whose ancestors are real saddle
horses is more pleasant and easier to ride and
to cultivate and teach than one that is bred
regardless of such characteristics The sad
die instinct has been bred in him for genera
tions, and this instinct has been intensified
by education until the true saddle horse is 8
distinct type. New York Herald.
Arab Women in Their Bath.
The baths are the great places of rendezvous
for the Arab women who spend an afternoon
there frequently their hours being from L
till y and thay certainly desarya this n,rpF