Riding Recollections

"Riding Recollections" is an attempt by the author to teach horse riding while hunting. It details the type of horse required for hunting and the different techniques needed in different climes. The book contains ten chapters along with useful illustrations: Kindness – Coercion – The Use of the Bridle – The Abuse of the Spur – Hand – Seat – Valour – Discretion – Irish Hunters – Thorough-Bred Horses – Riding to Fox-hounds – Riding at Stag- hounds – The Provinces – The Shires.