i62 LADIES' RIDING. 



hold themselves straight, and is more effective, in every 

 way, than one-handed riding. 



When the left hand only is used, the right may hang 

 straight, but loosely, down. 



As a lady requires her whip, more to press the horse up 

 to his bit, and to prevent his hind quarters swinging 

 round to the right, when he is turned to the left, than to 

 punish him, the whip she carries should be stiff, though 

 light. The old-fashioned toy lady's whip, is quite out of 

 place in the hands of a good rider. Being much heavier 

 at one end than the other, it is an awkward and ill- 

 balanced affair. A light crop, for the lady who hunts, to 

 open gates, etc., or a small cane, is preferable to it in every 

 way. If a lady requires a whip for a sluggish horse, she 

 might use a light racing one. I would recommend it to 

 be made quite plain, and with a deep rim made of 

 whipcord at the butt end to prevent it slipping through 

 the fingers. It is usually held with the thin end pointing 

 up, though some ladies, perhaps not without reason, 

 think it more workmanlike to carry it in the way a 

 jockey does his whip. If they do so, I would advise 

 them to learn to " pick it up " in the manner described 

 on page 122. 



When using the whip, the rider should cut straight 



