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THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN. 



right foot, and turn a little away from the horse, 

 which should be held by a third person, in the 

 manner described before, in mounting. 



Fig. 18. Lady ready to dismount. 



Another, and more graceful way of dismount- 

 ing is the following: The gentleman, standing 

 about a foot from his companion and directly 

 facing her, takes in his left hand her bridle, 

 as near as he can to the horse's mouth, that he 

 may hold him as firmly and securely as possible, 

 the lady now drops the reins on the horse's 

 neck, disengages her foot from the stirrup, and 



