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RIDING FOR LADIES. 



lent. Lady equestrians frequently use a small pair of 

 hunting spurs of the shape worn by men — the right one 

 having a knob in place of a rowel. These are used with 

 Hessian boots, and look well when dismounted. The spike 

 of the spur is in all cases made amply long to fulfil its 



WITH ROWEL GUARD. 



SE WAR ROW. 



BOX-SPUR. 



purpose ; to wear one of immoderate length would neces- 

 sitate having it made specially, and could not effect any 

 good. I like " box " spurs myself, and have always worn 

 them ; but there is nothing objectionable in the strap, and 

 it has the advantage of being readily adjusted to any sort 



