Miller, Claude Harris, 1875- [from old catalog] · Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 249
der to learn to ride quicklywe must overcome any strain or tension of our mus-cles and try to be flexible above the waist. In thisway we soon accommodate our own motion to thatof the horse. The most difficult gait to ride is thetrot. There are two distinct styles of riding — to 228 OUTDOOR SPORTS… … The wrong way to mount a horse —facing forward method will prove very difficult for the beginner.A partial treading or easing up but not as extremeas the English style will probably be the best toacquire. So much depends upon the gait of a horsethat we learn to ride some horses in a very few…
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