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sake, a lady canters or gallops round a circle to 

 the left, then by touching the horse on the 

 right side, tightening the right rein, and rais- 

 ing his head, he will instantly set off with the 

 left leg foremost; but this, as well as trot- 

 ting, is an uneasy pace for ladies, besides being 

 inelegant. If ladies would make use of the 

 left leg and foot on horseback — which some do 

 even with a spur — and as horsewomen, pro- 

 perly instructed, might and should do, then the 

 whip, turned downwards in the right hand, 

 could co-operate with the left foot most advan- 

 tageously and properly. But if a lady cannot 

 use her left foot against the horse, she should 

 (though generally carrying her whip as pre- 

 scribed, with the point downwards), yet when 

 required for the left side, hold it " straight up 

 and down," as is commonly said, or straight 

 upwards in the right hand, and be careful that 

 it does not droop or quiver towards the horse's 

 eye, keeping him in alarm and uncertainty. 

 She will then be enabled, with the right hand, 

 to reach over the bridle-hand, and use the whip 

 on the left side, (as well as on the right) but 



