[There is one direction which applies to all seats][65]
[Different seats for different styles of riding][65]
[The manège and the Eastern seats are the extremes][66]
[The long stirrup is necessary for cavalry to act in line][67]
[Medium length of stirrup for common riding][69]

[CHAPTER VI.]
MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING.

[Directions to place a lady in her saddle][70]
[Directions to mount at a halt][71]
[To mount in movement][71]
[To dismount in movement][71]
[To vault on or over in movement][72]
[To vault on at a halt][72]
[Circus for practising these movements][72]
[To pick a whip from the ground][72]
[To face about in the saddle][73]

[CHAPTER VII.]
THE BIT.

[Place of the bit in the horse’s mouth][74]
[Principle of the bit][74]
[Action of the common bit][76]
[Action of the Chifney bit][77]
[The loose eye][77]
[The nose-band][77]
[The horse’s defence against the bit by the tongue][78]
[Effect of the porte against this defence][78]
[Defence of the horse by the lip][80]
[Defence by the teeth][80]
[Bar of the military and driving bit][81]
[Martingale][81]
[Danger does not result from power][84]

[CHAPTER VIII.]
THE SADDLE AND SIDE-SADDLE.

[A side-saddle should have no right hand pummel][86]
[The leaping-horn][86]
[Surcingle][88]
[Stirrup-leather][89]
[Stirrup-iron][90]
[Girthing][90]
[To avoid riding on the buckles of the girths][91]

[CHAPTER IX.]
THE SHORT REIN.