l8 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



theless, she must be made to under- 

 stand the necessity of riding from bal- 

 ance, instead of pulling herself up by 

 the horse's mouth, and be shown the 

 action of the curb chain on the chin, 

 that she may realize why the snaffle 

 should be used for ordinary purposes, 

 so that in case of an emergency she 

 may have the curb to fall back upon. 

 She must know that if she pulls against 

 him, the horse will pull against her, and 

 therefore she must not keep a dead 

 bearing on his mouth. Unyielding 

 hands are the almost invariable result 

 of riding before realizing the delicate 

 manipulation a horse's mouth requires. 

 A light feeling on the curb and a light 

 touch of the whip will show her how 

 to keep the horse collected, instead of 

 allowing him to go in a slovenly man- 

 ner. 



She must not try to make the horse 



