RIDING TO HOUNDS 173 



If the going is rough or through 

 furze or some low growth of under- 

 brush, a woman should sit well back 

 in her saddle, and although guiding 

 her horse, allow him plenty of rein to 

 stretch his neck and see where he is 

 putting his feet. Should he stumble 

 or step into a hole, she will in this way 

 have the best chance of keeping her 

 seat, and he of regaining his balance. 



If riding in a district where wire is 

 extensively used for fencing, it will not 

 do for a woman to go very far to one 

 side of the hounds or to try to cut out 

 a line for herself, unless she knows the 

 country. Otherwise she may get pock- 

 eted by the wire, which few horses here 

 are trained to jump, and which, there- 

 fore, should not be ridden at. In this 

 case she would have to go back the 

 way she came until she could get clear 

 of it. 



