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RIDING FOR LADIES. 



INSIDE. SURFACE 



ferably in warm water, but pressed or wrung out before 

 using, and the leather part kept soft with vaseline, which is 

 an excellent preservative and softener of leather. EacJi 

 time after use, the stueat should be thoroughly washed out of 

 the sponge; to ensure best results, attention to scrupulous clean- 

 liness is absolutely essential The following are representa- 

 tions of this numnah. 



With the safety-bar and the Zenith habit it matters not 

 what form of stirrup a lady uses, for these. hav6 done away 



with the necessity for 

 the so-called safety 

 patterns, of which 

 there are several. The 

 slipper has been ob- 

 jected to, as it, from 

 being so comfortable, 

 encourages ladies to 

 lean their whole 

 weight on it and thus 

 throw themselves out 

 of balance; more- 

 over, it is out of 

 fashion. Mrs. Power 

 O'Donoghue advocates the plain iron racing stirrup, with 

 the foot well home, as by its means the rise or purchase 

 is from the instep, as it ought to be, and not from the toes. 

 The Prussian side-pieces at the bottom take sharp pressure 

 off the sides of the foot. The Victoria and French pad 

 inside the stirrup, except when the safety bar and habit are 

 adopted, are fraught with danger; with these precautions 

 they are a great comfort, and guard the instep at the trot 

 when the foot is thrust well home. The size of the stirrup 

 should be proportionate to the foot. 



