Riding and Driving for Women

by Belle Beach

INDEX

• Appointments, hunting, [74], [75];
  • show ring, [245–249];
  • trap, [273].
• Arms, position of, in riding, [14], [19], [27].
• Army, fashion of mounting, [48], [49–51];
  • seat, [42], [44].
• Astride, riding, [37–57];
  • holding reins in, [27];
  • correct position for, [40];
  • the close seat in, [44], [45], [54–57].

• Backing, a horse, [87];
  • of horse, [105].
• Balance, [4], [5], [6], [12], [45];
  • importance of, [56], [57].
• Balance strap, [143], [144].
• Balking, [104], [106].
• Bareback riding, [39], [45], [46].
• Bearing reins, adjustment of, [269–272];
  • in pair driving, [271].
• Belt, riding, [126].
• Bits, driving, [264–267].
• Bits, riding, adjustment of, [154–156];
  • position of, [153];
  • varieties of, [76], [145], [146], [150–152].
• Bitting, in pair driving, [266], [267].
• Body, position of, in riding, [6], [7].
• Boots, riding, [74], [121–125];
  • for cross-saddle, [130–131].
• Brake, the, [254], [255].
• Breastplate, [75], [76], [148], [149], [151], [152].
• Breeches, riding, [74], [109], [120], [121];
  • for cross-saddle, [131].
• Breechings, [273].
• Bridle, the, [76], [144–147], [151].
• Bridle-hand, the, [15].
• Bridoon, the, [145], [146], [151].
• Bucking, [45], [105], [106].
• Buckles, [16], [145], [146], [273], [279].

• Cantering, [84], [85], [88].
• Caressing a horse, [99], [100].
• Catching the thong, [219–222], [234].
• Cavesson, the, [76], [146–148].
• Check-rein, the, [272].
• Cheek pieces, [145], [146].
• Children, riding for, [4], [5], [38], [45];
  • ponies for, [176], [177].
• “Clucking,” [101].
• Coat, riding, [111–114];
  • for cold weather, [119];
  • raincoat, [109], [118], [119];
  • top-coat, [119];
  • for cross-saddle, [131].
• Collars, Dutch and Kay, [245], [274–278].
• “Combination horse,” the, [159], [170–173].
• Companion, riding with, [92], [101], [106], [107].
• Confidence in horse, [30].
• Conformation, in saddle-horse, [186], [187].
• Controlling a horse, [29], [30], [99], [100].
• Coupling reins, adjustment of, [267–269].
• “Cowboy” costume and saddle, [43].
• Crop, position of, [18], [19];
  • in hunting, [75], [129].
• Cross-saddle, disadvantages of, [37], [38];
  • dress for, [109], [130], [131];
  • types of, [41], [42], [155].
• Curb reins, [15–17], [26];
  • reversing position of, [24], [25], [28];
  • tightening, [23], [24].
• Cushion, driving, [198], [246].

• Dealers in horses, [181–185].
  • from the cross-saddle, [51–54].
• Dismounting, from the side-saddle, [35], [36];
• Docking, [241–244].
• Dress, driving, [223], [259–261].
  • side-saddle, [73–75], [108–130];
  • prices of riding clothes, [132].
• Dress, riding, cross-saddle, [39], [130], [131];
• Driveways, going up, [253].
  • four-in-hand, [217–232];
  • getting length of reins, [196];
  • hints on, [250–258];
  • inspection of horse, harness, and trap, [193], [195];
  • methods of holding reins, [199–203], [210], [211];
  • position, [198];
  • pulling up, [204–206];
  • shortening and lengthening reins, [201], [207], [208], [210];
  • starting, [211], [212];
  • stepping into trap, [194–197];
  • stepping out of trap, [215], [216];
  • tandem driving, [232–240];
  • theory of correct driving, [200], [208];
  • use of whip, [200], [212], [213].
• Driving, [193] et seq.;

• English conditions of riding, [162];
  • fashion of mounting, [46–48], [50];
  • method in show-ring, [82], [83];
  • rule of the road, [255], [256];
  • saddles, [42], [44], [46], [51], [134];
  • saddle dress, [118];
  • trained hunter, [67], [68].

• Feeding a horse, [96–98].
• Feet “home,” riding with, [11], [12], [44], [51].
• Foot of horse, to dislodge stone or nail from, [94], [95].
• Forelock, the, [244].
• Form, in driving, [193] et seq.;
  • in riding, [3] et seq.
• Four-in-hand driving, [217] et seq.;
  • catching the thong, [219–222];
  • dress for, [223], [260], [261];
  • going downhill, [231];
  • harness, [220];
  • lady’s four-in-hand, [226], [229];
  • position, [198], [225];
  • of hands and reins, [219], [222], [226], [238];
  • readjusting reins, [231], [232];
  • shortening and lengthening reins, [227];
  • starting, [225], [227];
  • stopping, [228];
  • to straighten the team, [227], [228];
  • taking up the reins, [223–225];
  • turning, [228], [229];
  • acute angles, [230–232].

• Gait, in driving, [250–252];
  • in riding, [91], [93], [160], [161], [187–189].
• Games, see [Gymkhana].
• Garland, James A., his The Private Stable quoted, [220], [221], [223–225], [227–232].
• Gig horse, western style of, [248].
• Gigs, in tandem driving, [235], [236].
• Girthing, [102], [142], [237].
• Girths, [141–143].
• Gloves, [74], [128], [129];
  • driving, [261].
• Groom, on the rumble, [216], [257], [258];
  • livery of, [254], [261–263], [277].
• Gymkhana games, [282–289];
  • classes, [282];
  • affinity race, [284];
  • drag-hunt contest, [286], [287];
  • egg and spoon race, [283];
  • music stall ride, [283], [284];
  • potato race, [284], [285];
  • tandem riding, [287–289];
  • judge’s stand, [286].

• Habit, the, [74], [108–115];
  • materials for, [115–119].
• Hack, the park, [78], [82], [83], [95], [160], [162], [168–172], [185];
  • road, [172].
• Hair, arrangement of, [126], [127], [260].
• Hands, in driving four-in-hand and tandem, [219], [222], [226], [229], [238].
• Hands, in riding, [14–29];
  • hunting, [64], [65];
  • lightness of, [28], [29];
  • position of left hand, [15], [18], [19];
  • right hand, [20–23].
• • leather of, [274–277];
  • mourning, [277];
  • weight of, [275];
  • for four-in-hand, [220];
  • English phaeton pair, [279];
  • single phaeton, [274];
  • single road, [276];
  • double road, [278], [280];
  • show-ring, [245];
  • tandem, [236].
• Harness, inspection of, [193], [195];
  • hat guard, [128].
• Hat, riding, [74], [127], [128];
• Hills, driving up and down, [231], [238], [239], [251–255].
• Hints on Driving, cited, [217].
• Hook, invisible, [145–147].
  • “five-gaited,” [42];
  • green, [26], [214];
  • points of, [183];
  • saddle horse, [157–179];
  • selection of, [180–190];
  • in the show-ring, [77] et seq.;
  • tandem, [240];
  • see also [Hack] and [Hunter].
• Horse, “combination,” [159], [170–173];
  • points of, [167];
  • in tandem harness, [240].
• Hunter, the, [60], [62], [67], [68], [70–72], [163–169];
  • bit, [76];
  • costume, [73–75];
  • etiquette, [58], [60], [61];
  • pace, [70], [71];
  • position of hands, [64], [65];
  • of body and legs, [65–67];
  • saddle and bridle, [75], [76], [148];
  • seat, [44];
  • in the East, [166];
  • in the South, [166].
• Hunting, [58–76];

• Irish hunters, [164], [165];
  • pony, [176].

• Jewelry, [130].
• Jumping, [44], [45], [59], [62], [169];
  • the martingale for, [147], [148];
  • position in, [14], [15], [64–67];
  • three styles of, [63], [67];
  • with an English-trained hunter, [67], [68].

• Keeping to the right, [93], [255], [256].
• Kicking, [50], [105], [106];
  • dangers of, in driving, [214].
• Kicking straps, [214], [274].

• Lady Bonnie, saddle mare, [157], [158].
• Lamps, the, [212], [248].
• Lap robe, the, [260].
• Leading a horse, [94].
• Leaping horn, the, [9].
• Leggings, [124], [130].
• Legs, position of, in riding, [7–12].
• Limping, [94], [95].
• Livery, servant’s, [254];
  • dress, [261], [262];
  • undress, [262], [263];
  • mourning, [277].
• Loin straps, [279].

• Mane, the, [244].
• Manners, in a horse, [81], [187].
• Martingale, running, [28], [76], [147], [148];
  • standing, [76], [116], [147–149].
• Mexican saddle, [42], [47].
• Morley-Knight, Capt. C., R.A., his How to Drive, [201];
  • Hints on Driving, [217].
• Mounting, cross-saddle, English fashion, [46–48], [50];
  • military fashion, [48], [49–51].
• Mounting, side-saddle, without assistance, [31], [32];
  • with assistance, [32–34];
  • from the block, [34], [35].
• Mouth, the, [21], [23], [54], [76], [154], [155], [204], [266];
  • “tricks,” [156].

• Neckwear, [75], [125], [126].
• Noseband, the, [76], [146–148].

• Ornaments, harness, [273], [276].

• Paddock, the, [98].
• Park hack, see [Hack].
• Park riding, [162];
  • costume for, [112];
  • position of hands in, [15], [27].
• Phaeton, the, [194], [209], [245–247], [251], [254];
  • harness, [274], [279].
• Pole chains and pole pieces, [278], [279].
  • playing, side-saddle in, [57];
  • pony, [173–177].
• Polo, costume, [177];
  • the Irish, [176];
  • the Welsh, [178];
  • the Shetland, [178], [179].
• Pony, the polo, [173–177];
• Prices of riding clothes, [132].
• Private Stable, The, see [Garland].
  • driving, [266].
• “Pullers,” [23], [76], [188];
• Puttees, [124], [130].

• Raincoat, the, [109], [118], [119].
• Rearing, [38], [50], [54], [105], [147], [148];
  • when driving, [213], [214].
• Reins, in driving, measuring, [196], [223];
  • “modern” position of, [199], [201–203], [211];
  • “orthodox” position of, [198];
  • pulling through terret, [215];
  • quality of, [276];
  • shortening and lengthening, [201], [207], [208], [210];
  • stopping, [204–206];
  • turning, [206–208];
  • four-in-hand and tandem driving, [219], [222–232].
• Reins, in riding, [15–28];
  • adjusting, [17];
  • in astride riding, [27];
  • holding of, [18];
  • in both hands, [26], [27];
  • leather of, [144];
  • position of, [18], [20];
  • position of, for beginners, [26], [27];
  • relying on, for keeping seat, [54];
  • reversing curb and snaffle, [24], [25], [28];
  • shortening, [22];
  • taking up of, [15–17];
  • tightening the curb, [23], [24];
  • turning to the left, [21], [22];
  • to right, [21];
  • when jumping, [64], [65], [67];
  • width of, [145].
• Resting a horse, [91], [98].
• Riding, astride, [37–57];
  • bareback, [39], [45], [46];
  • hints on, [91–107];
  • park, [162], [163];
  • show-ring, [84–90].
• Road coach, a perfectly appointed, [218].
• Road hack, the, [172].
• Rogers, Fairman, his A Manual of Coaching, [217].
• Rosettes, [280].
• Rumble, the, [257], [258].
• Runaway, stopping, [23], [107].

• Saddle, see [Cross-saddle] and [Side-saddle].
• Saddle horse, the, [157–190];
  • color of, [158–160];
  • combination type, [170–173];
  • conditions demanded of, [186] et seq.;
  • conformation in, [186], [187];
  • cost of, [184];
  • gaits of, [160], [161];
  • the hack, [160], [162], [170–172];
  • the hunter, [163–169];
  • points of, [183];
  • the polo pony, [173–177];
  • selection of, [180–190];
  • the thoroughbred, [161–163];
  • trial of, [187–190].
• Sandwich cases and flasks, [75].
• Seat, the, close, in riding astride, [44], [45], [54–57];
  • hunting, [44];
  • military, [42], [44];
  • park, [44].
• Shetland pony, [178], [179].
• Shirt, the riding, [125].
• Show-ring driving, appointments of, [245–249];
  • correct form of holding reins in, [201];
  • gloves for, [261];
  • ladies’ class in a country show, [89];
  • tandem in, [235], [236].
• Show-ring riding, [77–90];
  • combination horse for, [173];
  • English method of showing horses, [82], [83];
  • important points to remember, [86–88], [90];
  • the judges, [79];
  • long-tailed and docked horses in, [95], [96];
  • manners of horse in, [81];
  • preparation of horse for, [80], [81];
  • requirements in, [84], [85].
• Shying, [30], [45], [103], [104], [213].
• Side-saddle, the, advantages of, [37], [38];
  • the balance strap, [143], [144];
  • construction of, [135–137];
  • diagram for measuring, [140];
  • dress for, [74], [108–130];
  • the flaps, [136], [137], [139];
  • the frame, [137];
  • the girths, [141], [142];
  • lining, [139–141];
  • padding, [138], [139];
  • park and hunting, [134];
  • in polo playing, [57];
  • selection of, [133], [134].
• Skirt, safety, [74], [103], [108], [111];
  • divided, [130].
• Snaffle reins, [15–17], [26];
  • reversing position of, [24], [25], [28].
• Spur, the, [130].
• Stallions, [190].
• Starting, [211], [212], [252];
  • four-in-hand, [225].
• Stick, position of, [18], [19]; [129].
• Stirrups, the, adjusting, [9], [51];
  • beginning without, [45];
  • position of feet in, [44];
  • when jumping, [65];
  • safety, [103].
• Stopping a horse, [22], [23];
  • when driving, [204–206], [252];
  • four-in-hand, [228].
• Straightening the team, [227], [228].
• Swales, Frank, his Driving As I Have Found It, [201].

• Tandem carts, [232], [235–238];
  • balance of, [237], [238].
• Tandem driving, [217] et seq., [232–234];
  • dress for, [259], [260];
  • going downhill, [239];
  • harness, [236];
  • horses, [240].
• Thoroughbred, the, [161–163], [165];
  • riding, [163].
• Tongue over bit, [153], [154].
• Tools, [212].
• Training a horse, [99], [100].
• Traps, dress for, [259];
  • formal, [245–249];
  • inspection of, [193];
  • stepping into, [194–197];
  • stepping out of, [215], [216];
  • various styles of, [209].
• Turning, in driving, to the left, [206], [207];
  • to the right, [207];
  • using the whip when, [208];
  • four-in-hand, [228–232];
  • tandem, [233];
  • traps, [253].
• Turning, in riding, to left, [21], [22];
  • to right, [21];
  • in the saddle, [102], [103].

• Underhill, Frank, his Driving for Pleasure, [217].
• Underwear, [120], [130].

• Waistcoats, [109], [114], [115].
• Walking a horse, in the show-ring, [88], [90].
• Watering a horse, [96], [97].
• Welsh pony, [177], [178].
• Whip, the, in driving, catching the thong of, [219–222], [234];
  • position of, [198–200], [202];
  • selection of, [281];
  • signalling with, [256], [257];
  • use of, [203], [204], [212], [213];
  • when turning, [208].
• Whip, in riding, position of, [15], [18], [19];
  • when hunting, [75];
  • with a companion, [101], [102], [129].
• Winkers, [279].
• Wrist, supple, [19], [20].

Transcriber's Notes.

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