The American Horsewoman

About this eBook

Author

Karr, Elizabeth, 1843?-1925

Credits

Produced by Julia Miller, Jennifer Linklater and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Horsemanship

Category

Text

eBook-No.

40684

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40684

Release Date

September 6, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN BY MRS. ELIZABETH KARR
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. — THE HORSE.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. — THE RIDING HABIT.
9. 9.CHAPTER III. — THE SADDLE AND BRIDLE.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. — MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING.
11. 11.CHAPTER V. — THE SEAT ON HORSEBACK.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. — TO HOLD THE REINS, AND MANAGE THE HORSE.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. — THE WALK.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. — THE TROT, THE AMBLE, THE PACE, THE RACK.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. — THE CANTER.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. — THE HAND GALLOP.—THE FLYING GALLOP.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. — THE LEAP.—THE STANDING LEAP.—THE FLYING LEAP.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. — DEFENSES OF THE HORSE.—CRITICAL SITUATIONS.
19. 19.EXPLANATION.
20. 20.ADDENDA. — GOOD RULES TO BE REMEMBERED.
21. 21.GLOSSARY — OF TERMS USED IN HORSEMANSHIP.
22. 22.INDEX.
23. 23.FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's Note:

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