LESSON VIL 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR LADIES. 



The lady's horse must be well trained and docile 

 before the pupil attempts to ride, because a lady on 

 horseback, being partially deficient in the use of limbs 

 and spurs, is generally incapable of breaking in a 

 horse in a sufficient manner by the aid of hand and 

 whip alone. In numerous cases the pressure of the 

 left leg is rendered nugatory by the size and substance 

 of the flap of the saddle; and the folds of the habit 

 would generally receive the infliction intended from 

 the use of the spur; therefore as the whip is the 

 chief additional aid a lady can depend upon, the 

 exact management of it ought to be reduced to a 

 perfect science. Every movement and touch of the 

 whip must be made for purpose and effect. It can 

 be used on both sides of the horse, as the case may 

 require. The lady will have no difficulty in using 

 it on the right or off side of the horse ; but to use 



