To Use a Leadixg Rein. 



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tlic rein, the head of the lady's horse will not be drawn on one side in the usual awkward 

 manner ; and the horseman, holding the rein in his left hand as he rides alongside, will 

 have perfect command without attracting at- 

 tention to the safety bridle. After a time, if 

 the lady gains confidence, the leading rein may 

 be fastened to a D under the cantle of hei 

 saddle, so as 

 to be easily 

 laid hold of 

 in a gallop, 

 if required, 

 without dis- 

 turbing her 

 own hold of 

 the reins. 



Nothing is 

 so rude as for 

 a gentleman 

 to gallop past 

 a lady on 

 horseback. 

 A gentleman 

 should never 

 ride between 

 two ladies 

 unlessattheir 

 request. 



Those la- 

 dies who ride 

 perpetually 

 on the curb 

 should ex- 

 amine the 

 chain before 

 mounting, to 

 see that it is 

 neither too 

 tight nor too 

 loose. The 

 disadvantage 

 of riding on 

 the road on 

 the curb is, 



that if a horse stumbles and is checked by it, the pain throws his head up, and then he is pretty 

 sure to come down very hard. 



^VU hacks, bat particularly those ridden by ladies, should be started at a walk, and walked 



GOOD SHOULDERS, BRIDLES WELL. 



