First hand bits of stable lore by Ware Francis M & Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU

Author:Ware, Francis M & Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horses, Horses, CHR 1903, PRO Pearson, Leonard (bookplate) (donor)
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, and Company
Published: 1903-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

THE SADDLE-HORSE

the American character. Much time, patience, and money must be expended upon the animal to make him as perfect in his work as he should be, and for this scientific labor the buying public are not willing to pay prices fairly remunerative to trainers.

Again, the average American equestrian is not himself sufficiently proficient to ride a really highly educated horse, as his impulsive nature will not allow him to expend the time or money necessary for competent instruction, and its accompanying adequate practice. As a consequence his seat is generally insecure, his hands of course of the worst; while of the proper aids to the art he has not the faintest conception, and furthermore generally takes vast pride in his ignorance.

Hands — that delicacy and pliability of touch which is so necessary for the proper performance of all equestrian evolutions, are absolutely dependent upon a secure and elastic, properly balanced seat, and to this there is no royal road but that of constant rehearsal under competent supervision. The riding schools will teach any one to " remain " upon a steady old school slave in a course of from fifteen to thirty lessons, and with this the average citizen is satisfied.

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