60 GRACEFUL RIDING. 



before tlie journey is begun, to prevent having to 

 stop on the road. 



Be careful to keep the hand active, and watch 

 the movements of the horse ; by this means the 

 rider will never be thrown off her guard, and will be 

 prepared for every emergency. 



Keep the horse's mouth always in play, so as to 

 keep up its fine feeling, indispensable to his correct 

 guidance. 



Never allow the reins to hang loosely on the 

 horse's neck, crutch, or pummel of the saddle. 

 This oversight frequently causes serious and fatal 

 accidents. 



Always use double reins. Should one become 

 useless, there is still another to rely upon. 



Before the author concludes, he begs to be allowed 

 to impress upon his fair readers, that an elegant 

 and accomplished equestrian becomes an equally 

 graceful pedestrian, from the improved carriage 

 acquired from proficiency in the former accomplish- 

 ment. 



To become an elegajit pedestrian is no mean task, 

 nor is it an easy one to accomplish. Yet it is of the 

 utmost importance to a lady, in particular, to master 

 it. How often, in our experience through life, have 

 we met with a lovely face and perfect figure, — 

 everything that could constitute the perfection of 



