Riding and Driving for Women

by Belle Beach

• 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.

Punctuation has been standardised, and simple typographical errors have been repaired. Inconsistencies in hyphenation, and obsolete or variant spelling have been preserved.

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