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to be within perfect control, she should stop him as 

 soon as possible and take him home, for very obvious 

 reasons. If there is difficulty in stopping him, the 

 best way is to try and keep him on the turn until he 

 obeys the rein. 



The presence of a line of pollard willows in the 

 distance (Fig. 134) is a certain sign that a brook is 

 flowing past their roots. 



In going through woodland country, a lady should 

 be careful to lower her head in passing under trees 

 and to ride slowly. It is essential for her to decide 

 at once the direction which she intends to take, to 

 keep her horse well collected, and not allow him to 

 deviate from it by going the wrong side of a tree or 

 opening, or to take the initiative in any other way. 

 A good horsewoman is seen to great advantage in 

 riding through woodland country. 



CUB-HUNTING. 



A lady intending to hunt should obtain as much 

 practice in the cub-hunting season as she possibly can ; 

 for she will be helping to get both herself and her 

 hunters into condition, and, as the season goes on, will 

 gain experience of what fox-hunting will be like. In 

 the early days she must not look forward to having a 

 gallop, for hounds are being taught to hunt and kill a cub 

 in covert, and the most useful service she can render at 

 such times is to stand by the covert side and prevent 

 any foxes from breaking away. I believe that only 

 people who are really fond of hunting take part in 



