8 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



there is no room for improvement, and 

 becomes careless, lapsing into many of 

 her earlier faults. Parents should guard 

 against this. It is often their affection 

 which permits them to see only the 

 good points of their daughter's riding, 

 and their pride in her skill leads to un- 

 due flattery, which she is only too will- 

 ing to accept as her due. 



Later I shall mention some of the 

 principles a young rider should acquire, 

 and it is the duty of those who have 

 put her in the saddle when too young 

 to judge for herself to see that she fol- 

 lows them correctly. The necessity of 

 riding in good form cannot be too firm- 

 ly impressed on her mind. One often 

 hears: " Oh, I only want to ride a little 

 in the Park ; so don't bother me about 

 form. I ride for pleasure and comfort, 

 not work " all of which is wrong ; for, 

 whether in the Park, on the road, in the 



