It is my belief that the rules developed in this book are essential principles that one must follow in order to become a good rider. One may not know these principles, for the good rider acquires them unconsciously. Anaccomplished rider is such because he already has been doing the things that have been suggested in these pages. What follows, therefore, is nothing less or nothing more than the doing of what naturally makes horseback riding both a graceful and a delightful exercise.