
- 496 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
The Horsewoman - A Practical Guide To Side-Saddle Riding
About this book
"The Horsewoman" is a vintage guide to horse riding aimed at women. This charming guide walks the reader through every step, from picking the right attire and saddles to the first mounting and beyond. This easy-to-understand guide will be of utility to absolute beginners, and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage equestrian literature. Contents include: "Sports and Utility", "Beginning to Ride", "Horses for Ladies", "Side-Saddles", "Bridles", "Riding Dress", "Mounting and Dismounting", "How to Hold the Reins", "The Seat", "Hands, Voice, Whip and Spur", "First Lessons in Riding", "Riding Cross Country", "Hacking", "Riding Without Reins", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on horses used for sports and utility.
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Yes, you can access The Horsewoman - A Practical Guide To Side-Saddle Riding by Alice M. Hayes in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Zoology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Illustrations.
- Chapter I. Beginning to Ride
- Chapter II. Horses for Ladies
- Chapter III. Side-saddles
- Chapter IV. Bridles
- Chapter V. Riding Dress
- Chapter VI. Mounting and Dismounting
- Chapter VII. How to Hold the Reins
- Chapter VIII. The Seat
- Chapter IX. Hands, Voice, Whip and Spur
- Chapter X. First Lessons in Riding
- Chapter XI. Riding Across Country
- Chapter XII. Hacking
- Chapter XIII. Riding without Reins
- Chapter XIV. Nerve
- Chapter XV. Fences, Country and Gates
- Chapter XVI. Hunting
- Chapter XVII. Riding and Hunting Abroad
- Chapter XVIII. Walking Foxhound Puppies
- Chapter XIX. Kindness to Horses
- Chapter XX. Cross-saddle Riding for Ladies
- Chapter XXI. Riding Difficult Horses
- Chapter XXII. Names of External Parts of the Horse