RIDING FOR LADIES. 



The Seat. 



Hitherto, during the process of mounting and settling her- 

 self comfortably, the reins have been in the rider's right hand. 

 Now that women can sit square and look straight out and 

 over their horses' ears, much more latitude is permitted in 



MOUNTED— ^NEAR SIDE. 



the hold of the reins. It is no longer essential to hold them 

 only in the left hand, for as often as not — always in hunting 

 or at a hand-gallop — both hands are on the bridle. But, as 

 a rule, the left should be the bridle hand, for if the reins be 

 held in the right, and the horse, as horses often will, gets his 



