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he Is fairly steady to mount, goes up to his bit, and does 

 not require an unusual amount of " collecting." I have 

 the pleasure of knowing several ladies who could ride 

 anything that has ever been foaled, yet it is not desir- 

 able, even with one of them, to have a horse " dance 

 about " when he is being mounted, or one which " sprawls 

 all over the place " and requires constant pulling together, 

 when the rider is up. 



The ordinary lady rider ought to have a horse which 

 is perfectly steady to mount ; is light in hand ; goes in 

 a natural collected manner, and is safe and easy to ride. 

 He should not be rough or high in his action, lest he 

 might fatigue her unnecessarily. All ladies, except 

 those who are nervous, like light-hearted showy horses, 

 though, unless they are really good riders, they natu- 

 rally desire the fire and gaiety to be well under 

 control. The plucky hard-riding sort love to steer 

 horses w^hich other ladies would be " afraid of their 

 lives " to mount. 



Timid ladies, or those who are just beginning to learn, 

 should be put only on animals which are perfectly steady 

 in every respect, easy in their paces, and which will 

 allow their mouths to be pulled about, without resenting 

 the interference, or getting out of hand in the slightest. 



