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HORSEMANSHIP FOR "WOMEN. 



words of the English stable-man: "It ain't the speed 

 that 'urts the 'orse ; it's the 'ammer, 'ammer, 'ammer on 

 the 'ard 'igh-road." After your first ride, leave the 

 saddle on for twenty minutes with the girths slackened, 



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THE SORT OF HORSE TO BUY. 



and next morning, before putting it on again, examine 

 the back carefully for any soreness or puffy spot, and if 

 such exist, abstain from riding until it has quite disap- 

 peared, for a day of patience now is better than a week 



