4 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



child's safety should allow her little one 

 to incur the risks attendant upon riding 

 (which are great enough for a person en- 

 dowed with strength, judgment, and de- 

 cision) without proper consideration of 

 the dangers she is exposed to at the 

 time, or a realization of the possible 

 evil effects in the future. 



Surely parents do not appreciate what 

 the results may be, or they would never 



Dangers of trust a g irl of ei g ht y ears or 



Early Riding thereabouts to the mercy of 

 a horse, and at his mercy she is bound 

 to be. No child of that age, or several 

 years older, has strength sufficient to 

 manage even an unruly pony, which, 

 having once discovered his power, is 

 pretty sure to take advantage of it at 

 every opportunity ; and no woman is 

 worthy the responsibilities of mother- 

 hood who will permit her child to make 

 the experiment. 



