48 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



The body should be held erect at all 

 times, the back straight while rising, in- 

 stead of appearing to col- 

 Above the Waist 



lapse with each movement, 



or rising from right to left with a churn- 

 ning motion instead of straight up and 

 down; shoulders should be level — the 

 right one is inclined to be higher than 

 the left, as well as farther forward — well 

 back and equidistant from the horse's 

 ears, chest expanded, and chin held near 

 the neck, as nothing is more unsight- 

 ly than a protruding chin. The arms 

 should fall naturally at the sides, bend- 

 ing inward from the elbow, but on no ac- 

 count to such an extent as to cause the 

 elbows to leave the sides or form acute 

 angles. All stiffness should be avoided. 

 Some difficulty may be experienced at 

 first, though, in attempting to relax the 

 muscles above the waist while keeping 

 the lower ones firm. A little practice 



