. GIRLS ON HORSEBACK 19 



trot by attempting to rise. Until the 

 animal is trotting squarely she should 

 sit close to the saddle, instead of bob- 

 bing up and down, as he jogs or goes 

 unevenly at first. 



When wishing to canter, in place 

 of tugging at the reins, clucking, and 

 digging the animal in the ribs with 

 her heel, the child should be told to 

 elevate her hands a trifle, and touch 

 him on the shoulder with the whip. 



No habit is more easily formed than 

 that of clucking to a horse, and it is a 

 difficult one to cure. It is provocative 

 of great annoyance to any one who is 

 near, and who may be riding a high- 

 spirited animal, as it makes him ner- 

 vous and anxious to go, for he cannot 

 tell whether the signal is meant for 

 him or not, and springs forward in re- 

 sponse, when his owner has perhaps 

 just succeeded in quieting him. Thus 



