14 EQUITATION. 



and whip, are the unseen, and unappreciated foun- 

 dation, upon which good riding stands ; these, and 

 not strength, nor violence commands the animal, 

 with these, the horse will rely on the hand, com- 

 ply to it, and without force on the rider's part, he 

 will bend to the hand in every articulation. With- 

 out these, however unintentional on the rider's 

 part, she will be perpetually subjecting him to 

 the severest torture, to defend himself against 

 which, he will resist the hand, poke his nose, stiffen 

 his neck, and every other part of his body ; for the 

 horse can endure no greater torture, than that re- 

 sulting from an uneven hand.. 



The Leg and Whip. — The leg should hang 

 straight from the knee, easy and steady, and be 

 near to the horse's sides ; the pressure being in- 

 creased as occasion required, but the size and sub- 

 stance of the flap of the saddle, in numerous cases, 

 renders the pressure of the leg nugatory, there- 

 fore, as the whip is the chief additional aid a lady 

 has to depend upon, its exact management ought to 

 be reduced to a perfect science. Every movement 

 and (ouch of the whip must be made for purpose 

 and effect ; it can be used on boih sides of the 

 horse, as the case may require ; the lady will 

 have no difficulty in using it, on the right, or off 

 side of the horse : but to use the whip on the near 

 side requires caution and address. 



