38 HINTS ON HORSEMANSHIP. 



the whip. A lady must always carry a whip, from not having 

 a spur, or the power to use the leg on both sides. A man 

 should only carry one in riding a young horse, and then only 

 till the horse receives the pressure of the leg as an indication 

 to advance ; this he soon will, if the legs are closed whenever 

 the whip is used. The whip should not be carried below the 

 hand, like a jockey, but upright, like a manege or rough- 

 rider, in order to use it on either shoulder, to make your 

 horse follow the guiding rein. To turn to the left, the left 

 rein is pulled the strongest, by feeling the tip of the fourth 

 finger towards your left shoulder. Both legs must be pressed, 

 the right leg the strongest. The lady must touch the right 

 shoulder with the whip. 



Should you have to pass a camp of gipsies, a carriage, or 

 any other object at which your horse may be expected, or has 

 been taught habitually, to shy ; if the object be on the left 

 press the right hand on the right rein, about a foot below 

 the left hand, so as to keep his head straight, and to prevent 



