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HORSEMANSHIP FOR WOMEN. 



the hint at once and have the padding eased over the 

 place, or a tedious and vexatious "saddle -gall" may 

 result. There is no better treatment for such a spot 

 than bathing with very hot water. As a preventive, 

 however, it is an excellent plan to bathe the back with 

 cold water, afterwards carefully rubbing dry. 



The several instruments of torture represented in the 



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THE WALK (COLT IN TRAINING). 



above cut are the dumb-jockey upon the horse's back, the 

 cavesson around his nose, and the lunging-cord in the 

 hands of the groom — to whom the artist has very prop- 

 erly given the countenance of one who, had he lived in 

 old times, would have lent a hand at the rack or the 

 iron boot without wincing. The dumb-jockey has elastic 



