CHAPTER XL 

 WHEN LADIES RIDE. 



All the instructions contained in these pages, except 

 BO far as regards those for gymnastics and for the seat, 

 will apply to ladies, when the whip will take the place of 

 the right leg of the man. 



The whip should be strong and straight, and the horse 

 will be trained to answer to its application in exactly the 

 same way as to the pressure of the man's leg. 



It is only necessary to say a few words about the seat. 

 We have no improvement to suggest in a saddle by a 

 good maker, beyond remarking that it must fit the rider, 

 and insisting that, in addition to the double safety- 

 stirrup, the leathers should hang from spring-bars in the 

 tree, the bar inclining upwards from the front, so that 

 the stirrup may not be detached in case the rider carries 

 her left leg back, as many are in the habit of doing. 



The lady should so sit upon the horse that her weight 

 will fall perpendicularly to the back of the horse ; her 

 face directly to the front, her shoulders drawn back, and 

 her elbows held to her sides. She will permit her body, 

 from the hips upwards, to bend with the motions of the 

 horse, in order that she may preserve her balance. The 

 reins are to be held in the manner prescribed for men, 

 the hand in front of the body, and in a line with the 

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