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pressure of a man's right foot. (4) He should be made 

 as easy to turn to the right as to the left, which is the 

 lady's weak side. (5) He must not have the slightest 

 tendency to rear ; as that is a " defence" which is peculiarly 

 dangerous to a lady, and which she is comparatively 

 powerless to resist. (6) He must not pull hard ; for 

 an amount of " catching hold " of the bridle which 

 might be prized by many a feeble-kneed man, would be 

 reprehensible in the horse intended for the weaker-armed, 

 but stronger-seated lady. The desired carriage of the head 

 and neck may be obtained by the long reins, standing 

 martingale, reining back, circling, and figure of 8. 



The lady's park hack may have to be taught to strike 

 off in the canter always with the off fore leading. It is 

 certainly an advantage for a lady's horse, whether hunter 

 or hack, to readily obey the signal to go off into the canter 

 with either fore leg leading, or to ''change" the leading leg 

 when required. 



The tendency which all horses have at the canter and 

 gallop to carry their hind-quarters outside the track of 

 their respective fore legs, is as a rule increased in the lady's 

 horse by the fact that he leads far more often with the 

 off fore than with the near fore, and that the lady's legs and 

 skirt are on the near side. To correct this fault, he should 

 be practised at passaging (see page 295) to the left, and 

 at turning on his forehand (see page 229) to the right. 



If it be desired to put a lady on a horse which has never 

 before carried a side-saddle, but which has been broken in 

 for a man in the ordinary rough-and-ready style, it is well 

 to accustom the animal to the habit by putting a side- 



