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RIDING FOR LADIES. 



riding, as doing so is very apt to shift the bit in the 

 horse's mouth. Your hand may go back and forth with 

 a "give-and-take" movement, but not from side to side on 

 any account. 



The best method of riding with double reins can, I think, 

 be most effectually shown by illustration. This represents 



REINS FIRMLY IN BOTH HANDS. 



the reins held firmly, though not tightly, in both hands ; 

 while that on the next page shows an easy style of going 

 — one that is nice to adopt when proceeding at a walking 

 pace. When trotting, the reins may be dropped by the 

 right hand, which should then be lowered to the level of 

 the saddle — the whip pointing dowmvards. 



If you wish to ride with one rein only, though with a 



