194 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



dance of good bedding. A frequent or 

 indiscriminate use of physics is to be 

 deprecated. Pure air, good food, care- 

 ful grooming, and regular, moderate ex- 

 ercise are the best tonics. 



She must learn to pick up her horse's 

 feet, as she should examine his shoes 

 Picking up personally, and ascertain that 

 they have been made to fit the 

 feet, instead of the horn being rasped 

 away to fit the shoes. The soles must 

 be pared, but the frogs and bars should 

 not be interfered with. She cannot ex- 

 pect to have the shoes on more than 

 a month ; although, if the horse has 

 not had enough work to wear them 

 down, they may be removed and put 

 on again, for were they worn too long, 

 corns and inflammation, causing lame- 

 ness, would be the result. Another rea- 

 son for knowing how to lift his feet is 

 that he might pick up a stone on the 



