RIDING. 55 



walking up-hill is treated of under the head of " Work," 

 page 36. 



When a rider finds his horse going tender or lame, 

 he ought immediately to dismount and examine his 

 feet. If a stone has become bedded between the clefts 

 of the frog, or got between shoe and sole, and a picker 

 does not happen to be at hand, a suitable stone should 

 be sought wherewith to dislodge the one in the foot. 

 If no stone in the foot can be discovered as causing 

 the lameness, closer examination must be made in 

 search of a nail, a piece of iron or rough glass, or other 

 damage to the sole. If no apparent means of relief 

 present itself, the sooner the beast is led to the near- 

 est place where a proper examination of the foot can 

 take place the better.* For the amount of work a 

 horse can do, see remarks on that subject, under the 

 head of "Work," page 35; and to avoid broken knees, 

 see hints on that subject, pages 51 and 141. 



Mounting of Lady in Side-Saddle. — The mounter, 

 being as close as possible to the animal, should place 

 his right hand on his right knee, and in it receive the 

 lady's left foot. When she springs she should straight- 

 en her left knee, at the same time having in her right 

 hand the reins, with a fast hold of the middle crutch, 

 and her left hand on the mounter's shoulder to help 

 her to spring up. 



* In obscure lameness, to aid towards discovery of the affected 

 part, having first decided which leg or foot is diseased, it is not a 

 bad plan to walk the animal into a stream above the knees and 

 take him out again (or have water dashed at once fully over the 

 member), then kneel and closely observe which spot on the sur- 

 face dries first— that which does so will probably prove to be the 

 most inflamed part. 



