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CHAPTER VIII. 



BREAKING HORSES FOR LADIES* RIDING. 



ALMOST any horse that is quiet for a man to 

 ride, will carry a lady steadily the first time the 

 attempt is made. The few special requirements 

 to make a well-broken-in saddle horse perfect as 

 a lady's hack, are : (i) That he must stand with- 

 out moving when she is being put on, or when 

 she mounts from a chair or block. (2) That he 

 must not shy at the habit, or sidle away from 

 it. (3) That he must "bend" himself more 

 readily, and go more " collectedly," than if 

 he had to carry a man. (4) That he must 

 understand the touch of the whip on his off side, 

 as equivalent to the pressure of the right leg. 



