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pluck or skill. She is an exception 

 who goes straight and keeps with the 

 hounds without taking foolish risks, un- 

 necessarily tiring her mount, or interfer- 

 ing with others, for this requires judg- 

 ment, discretion, skill, and nerve. 



An undesirable trait observed in 



many instances is jealous riding. This 



cannot be too strongly con- 



Jealous Riding 



demned, not only for the un- 

 sportsmanlike spirit it betrays, but be- 

 cause it often threatens the safety of 

 others than those who ride in that man- 

 ner. A jealous rider crowds past peo- 

 ple, jumps too close to them, and is 

 constantly trying to be among the first, 

 regardless of the consequences to those 

 he or she hurries by. The motive that 

 usually actuates a woman in such a 

 case is vanity. She cannot bear to see 

 another woman ahead of her, so she 

 dashes along unmindful of the rules of 



