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To strike tlie near forehand ; the lady should 

 raise the whip gently to an upright position, hold- 

 ing it with a firm grasp, she should then let the 

 whip suddenly descend along the shoulder, and 

 instantly remove it : she should be careful not to 

 strike the horse on any part of the head except in 

 cases of vice. To strike the near hind quarters, 

 the lady must pass her right hand gently behind 

 her waist, as far as the arm will reach, without 

 distorting the body ; and holding the whip be- 

 tween the two first fingers and thumb, strike the 

 horse. This position is most excellent practice, 

 by compelling the pupil to draw in her waist to 

 its proper place : and until a lady can perform it 

 easily, without disturbing the position and action 

 of her bridle hand, she will fail in attaining a 

 graceful and elegant carriage. The whip on the 

 one side, pressed to the horse's side, corresponds 

 with the leg on the other, but except in moving 

 straight-forward, they should not be applied op- 

 posite to each other ; that the pressure of one, may 

 not counteract the efiect of the other ; thus the 

 one intended to communicate a forward impulse, 

 should be applied further forward, to keep the 

 horse up to hand, than that, which communicates 

 an impulse to the horse to step side ways, which 

 should be applied behind the girth. 



The rider must always bear in mind, that every 



