202 THE AMERICAN HORSEWOMAN. 



will prove beneficial, and will preserve both 

 rider and horse from excessive fatigue when 

 traveling long distances. Under certain cir- 

 cumstances, it will also enable a lady to ride a 

 man's horse, which will be very apt to have this 

 trot in perfection, and but little knowledge of, 

 or training in, any other gaits. In the country 

 a regular and sure trotting horse may often be 

 readily obtained, while it will be much more 

 difficult to procure one with a light, easy can- 

 ter or gallop. This trot, when well cadenced 

 and in perfect time, is very captivating, as the 

 rider escapes all jolting, and feels more as if she 

 were flying through the air than riding upon a 

 horse. 



There is, however, one objection to the Eng- 

 lish trot to which attention should be directed ; 

 namely, if the lady ride on a two-pommeled 

 s^iddle, and the horse happens to shy, or to turn 

 around suddenly, while she is in the act of ris- 

 ing, she is very likely to be unseated or thrown 

 from her horse. With the three - pommeled 

 saddle, however, this accident will be much less 

 liable to occur, but the lady should always be 

 on her guard when riding this trot, especially 

 if her steed be nervous ; and to avoid an acci- 

 dent of the kind just named, she should keep 

 her left knee directly under the third pommel, 



