Riding
the art of sitting on horseback with firmness, ease, and gracefulness, and of guiding the horse and keeping him under perfect command. The art of riding may be divided into (1) ordinary riding, (2) school riding, (3) (3) circus riding, and (4) side-saddle riding. The RIEL two objects aimed at in ordinary riding (which includes riding on the road, hunting, pig-sticking, stock-driving, breaking in young and freshly handled horses, playing polo, race and steeplechase riding) are to remain in the saddle and to make the animal carry its rider with the greatest possible ease to itself.