excerpt from the book...The first edition of this book was the result of seven years' experienceof riding hundreds of horses in India, Ceylon, Egypt, China and SouthAfrica; the most trying animals being those of which I was therough-rider at my husband's horse-breaking classes. Since that editioncame out, I have hunted a good deal, chiefly, in Leicestershire andCheshire, and have taught many pupils, both of which experiences were ofspecial advantage to me in preparing this new edition; because E
...nglishladies regard riding, principally, from a hunting point of view, and thebest way to supplement one's education, is to try to teach.
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