The morning call., 1892-11-20

deux pistes and pirouette OF make passage
81 the signal of command, he is surer-
footed, easier under the saddle.
more traetaole and better controlled.
Moreover he has the double ad-
vantage OF brain rendered keener
and quicker by the training that has rem
uered MS Joints more supple and his body
readily responsive 10 his riders wish.
The horse that can jump a stream or a
Ience, or that can travel bit of bad road
with perfect security, that has the pride of
understanding his work, and the pleasure
which every good horse plainly shows of
responding inteiligently TO the sug-
gestions OF his humane companion, is
q safer and more agreeable comrade
than the one that can merely canter or
gailop along park road or amble through a
city avenue, with no thought but to put one
foot before the other and no interest in
anything going on about him. l have hired
and ridden many such hack. and however
easy his gait or gentle his disposition, / had
about as soon ride cow.
l. saw few months ago seven young
women. all fairly well mounted, some sit
ting admirably IL their saddles and all pro-
Tossing TO be horsewomen. having entered a
tourney TO give public exhibition of their
oquestrienne skill. Each rode her horse at
hurdle placed about two feet from the
ground, and every one OF the animals re-
fused it. sbying, rearing and some turning
around aud running away altogether. One
animal, taking il after good deal of coax
ing. unseated his rider as he went over, and
TO the disgust of the spectators at the sorry
farce was added fear lest the foolish girl
should be injured.
Now, every one of those young women
had courage, or they would never have
dared ride such stupid brutes into a contest,
and not one of them but had she only have
known how might have trained her horse
with very little trouble, so that her riding
and his bearing would both have been a de-
light instead of distress to behoders.
Easy enough to sayl" cries some girl
reader. but how is one to do all this
without knowing bow?"
That is precisely what am going to tell
you-would be telling you now II you had
not interrupted.
We will suppose you have sadde-horse
or your brother has one that you sons times
ride. or Prince, the family carriage horse,
goes under the saddle" as the saying Is
but does not know much about 1t and you
do not ride him very often, as he is so dis
couragingly awkward. In any case the
horse you ride does not jump. knows none
OF the acquired gaits. and as for doing any
OF the fancy French figures, you would as
soon expect him to turn and speak to you in
that polite tongue.
All true enough, but these difficulties are
by no means insurmountable. IL your mount
Is kindly disposed and trained TO obedience,
can trot. gallop or canter pleasantly under
the saddle, carries his head we'll and
responds promptly to the reins, whether he
guides by the bit or bridewise; ii you have
him light In hand and can move him easily
and readily by will and whip. you can
easily train him, IL not in all the details of
the haut manege at least to q point where
he'will make very creditabIe showing both
for your and for himself
Your best way TO accustom him to your
new schooling will be to begin by riding
him in ciicles. Ride out to some open
pasture. OF which there are plenty all
around the outskirts of the city, and mark
out In some way that shall be percsptibie
to your eye, but not to that of the horse. a
circle. or number of them, near enough
together so that you can readily pass from
one 10 the other as you desire. They should