Sailor on Horseback: Lionel Dawson, author of 'Flottilas', 'Mediterranean Medley' and 'Gone for a Sailor', in this his last book provides us " with a few hours of delightful reading, where we can almost ourselves join him in living the thrills and enjoyment of his life in the Royal Navy, in journalism and all through the excitements of the equestian world. "

CONTENTS

Foreword by the Marquess of Exeter

Preface

'To View', a poem by the author

1. And So It All Began
2. Martins and Tumbles
3. Connemara and Ireland in General
4. Clergymen, Asses and Ross
5. Anglo-Irish Diversion
6. R.N. and First Mediterranean
7. Home Interlude
8. Mediterranean Again
9. Germany and More Home Service
10. Last of R.N. and Dorset
11. Cattistock Hunt and Civil Employments
12. The Daily Telegraph
13. Hunting Correspondent
14. Pre-1939
15. War
16. Combined Operations
17. Post War
18. L'Envoi

ILLUSTRATIONS

Frontispiece: At the Harewood Horse Trials

1. The Author's grandfather
2. Ross House, Connemara
3. The Author's mother
4. The Author's father
5. The 2nd and 3rd Dragoon Guards in India
6. Murree, India
7. One of the Author's first mounts
8. The Author's Connemara pony
9. As a Naval Cadet
10. Officers of H.M.S. Drake
11. Commanding Officer, H.M.S. Lurcher
12. Hunting Correspondent
13. Lord Burnham
14. With the Duchess of Kent
15. At Inveraray Combined Training Centre
16. Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay
17. At the British Timken Show
18. The Cattistock, 1931
19. Another meet of the Cattistock
20. The Author on Topman
21. A meet of the Cattistock
22. At the Burghley Horse Trials
23. At the Badminton Horse Trials
24. The Author on Gameboy
25. 'Flags' at the meet