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Horsemanship for Women
Theodore Hoe Mead and Gray Parker
Schooling a horse well begins with small, precise lessons repeated with patience. Theodore Mead teaches horsemanship for women through graded exercises, from coming to the whip to lightening the mouth and bending the neck. Methodical, thoughtful instruction for the accomplished rider. For any woman who wants true control and rapport with her mount. Master the finer points of the saddle, step by step.
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37 chapters
- 1HORSEMANSHIP FOR WOMEN
- 2CONTENTS.
- 3ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 4HORSEMANSHIP FOR WOMEN. PART I. AMATEUR HORSE-TRAINING.
- 5LESSON I. COMING TO THE WHIP.
- 6LESSON II. TO HOLD THE BIT LIGHTLY (FLEXION DE LA MÂCHOIRE), USING THE CURB.
- 7LESSON III. TO HOLD THE BIT LIGHTLY, USING THE SNAFFLE.
- 8LESSON IV. TO LOWER THE HEAD.
- 9LESSON V. TO BEND THE NECK TO RIGHT AND LEFT, WITH THE REINS HELD BELOW THE BIT (FLEXIONS DE L’ENCOLURE).
- 10LESSON VI. TO BEND THE NECK TO RIGHT AND LEFT, WITH THE REINS THROWN OVER THE NECK.
- 11LESSON VII. TO MOVE THE CROUP TO RIGHT AND LEFT WITH THE WHIP.
- 12LESSON VIII. MOUNTED.
- 13LESSON IX. MOUNTED.
- 14LESSON X. THE WALK.
- 15LESSON XI.
- 16LESSON XII. TO GUIDE “BRIDLEWISE.”
- 17LESSON XIII. THE TROT.
- 18LESSON XIV. THE GALLOP, HAND-GALLOP, AND CANTER.
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