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HORSEMANSHIP FOE WOMEN. 



above the knee, so that it will hang properly without 

 dragging, and then disengaging the stirrup from be- 

 neath the skirt, will place your left foot in it. 



PLACING THE FOOT IN THE STIRRUP. 



Too much care cannot be taken with the position in 

 the saddle, which should be exactly as shown in the fol- 

 lowing cut. The left leg should invariably hang per- 

 pendicularly from the knee, with the heel depressed, 

 and with the foot parallel with the horse's side. The 

 length of the stirrup-strap should be such that the knee 

 thus is out of contact with the hunting-horn, but near 



