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HOW WOMEN SHOULD*. RIDE 



holding the reins, and to practise them 

 all. For instance, the positions of the 

 snaffle and curb may "be reversed ; in- 

 deed, many expert riders always hold 

 their reins with the curb outside and 



RIGHT 5NAFFLE = 

 LEFT SNAFFLE. 



RIGHT CURB 



LtFT CURB 



REINS IN TWO HANDS, CURB OUTSIDE, SNAFFLE INSIDE, 



SIDE VIEW 



the snaffle inside, especially in jumping, 

 where the curb is not used, and there- 

 fore requires a less prominent place in 

 the hand. 



