144 THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN. 



he may think, as many foreigners do, that very 

 few American ladies know how a woman should 

 ride, and are satisfied with being half taught. 



It cannot be too strongly impressed upon rid- 

 ing teachers that in every riding-school where 

 ladies are to be taught there should be at least 

 one lady assistant. A gentleman can give all 

 the necessary instructions about the manage- 

 ment of the horse and the handling of the reins 

 better than most ladies ; but, in giving the idea 

 of a correct seat and the proper disposal of the 

 limbs, the presence of a lady assistant becomes 

 necessary ; in these matters she can instruct her 

 own sex much better than a man can. 



