234 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



to a foot-path, to obtain room. Some 

 horses will not back under these cir- 

 cumstances, nor from a shed where they 

 have been tied. In most instances all 

 that will be required is to get out, take 

 the horse by his bridle, and by lightly 

 tapping one foot make him raise it, at 

 the same time pushing him back by the 

 bit. The other foot should be moved 

 in the same way, and this repeated until 

 he has gone far enough. After a few 

 steps the woman may resume her seat, 

 with the probability of the horse back- 

 ing without further resistance. 



If the horse is nervous, the pull at 

 his mouth may make him back so fast 



Rearing and tnat m n ^ s excitement he will 

 Kicking rear i n ^jg event the reins 



should be loosened a moment and the 

 animal quieted, after which the backing 

 process may be continued. 



If the rearing comes from temper, and 



