AND SCHOOL A HORSE. 9» 



to sucro-est in a saddle by a good maker, 

 beyond remarking that it must be made 

 to fit the rider, and 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 perpendicu- 

 larly 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 



