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HORSEMANSHIP FOR WOMEN. 



the bit. Your attendant will stand facing yon, and as 

 close as convenient, and will now stoop forward, with 

 his hands clasped and with his right forearm firmly sup- 

 ported on his right thigh. Now with your left hand 

 lift your riding-skirt in front, and place your left foot 



READY TO MOUNT. 



in his hands. Let go the skirt, rest your left hand on 

 his shoulder, and giving him the cue by bending the 

 right knee, spring up erect on the left foot, and, seating 

 yourself sideways on the saddle, place the right knee 

 over the horn. 



