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rather tighter than in ordinary cases of breaking. The 

 reason for this is to bring his nose closer to his breast 

 than his forehead. The bridle-hand of a lady, from its 

 elevation caused by her thigh passing over the saddle, 

 is necessaril)' eight or ten inches higher than that of a 

 gentleman, consequently the nose of the colt must be 

 regulated to a proper position to suit the hand. If 

 this point is neglected the colt will poke out his nose 

 in front of him to such an extent that the pressure of 

 the bit will simply come between the corners of his 

 mouth instead of against his lower jaw. In this posi- 

 tion he will permit the bit to be sawn through his 

 mouth from side to side without that ready acquies- 

 cence which should always be a strongly marked 

 feature in every lady's horse. His mouth should be 

 carefully made, and to insure its being light and 

 pleasant with both sides tempered alike the side reins 

 should be placed equipollent, and with a plain snaffle 

 with a centre ring his mouth will be made exactly 

 the same all round, and so light and pleasant that he 

 could almost be ridden with a worsted thread. 



HOW TO TRAIN HIM TO THE RIDING-HABIT. 



The trainer should next attach a lady's skirt, or an 

 old sheet, to his left side ; but he should be careful to 

 keep off the King's highway, lest an ambitious police- 

 man aching for promotion serve a summons upon 

 him for female personation ! 



The skirt, or sheet, should be the same colour as 

 an ordinary habit. The colt .should be ridden in this 



