34 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



Occasionally, too, a woman considers 

 herself " a born rider, with a natural 

 seat," and the result of this belief is a 

 combination of pitiful mistakes, when, 

 had her taste for the sport been proper- 

 ly trained and cultivated, instead of be- 

 ing allowed to run wild, she would prob- 

 ably have become a rider. There might 

 yet remain hope of her acquiring a seat 

 could she be convinced that there really 

 is some knowledge on the subject that 

 she has not yet mastered. 



In reference to those who have been 

 taught by incompetent masters, a great 

 deal is to be said, both to enable them 

 to adopt the right way, and to prevent 

 those who are desirous of learning from 

 falling into their mistakes. 



Unfortunately it is almost impossible 

 for a woman to mount without assist- 

 ance, unless she be very tall and 

 her horse small. In this case she 



