Excerpt from A New and Complete Guide to the Art of Riding, Teaching the Whole System of Horsemanship: To Mount the Horse With Ease; To Sit Gracefully in the Seat; To Manage the Bridle; Hand the Whip; The Spur and Service of the Leg, &C., &C The young Rider should not begin any lessons but by the direction of a master, and if he svould attain to a perfect knowledge in the art, he should study and endeavour to know the reason Of every practice; and if he does not readily comprehend, let him apply to the riding master, Who will doubtlessly give him every elucidation in his power. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.