66 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



ject he has shied at, and the next time 

 he sees it is likely to bolt in order to 

 avoid the impending chastisement — 

 thus going from bad to worse. 



For the same reason, I object to a 



horse being punished for stumbling. 



Disagreeable as it is, the fault 



Stumblers 



usually comes from detective 

 muscular action or conformation, or 

 from not being kept collected by his 

 rider. It is not fair to punish the horse 

 for these causes. The thing to do is 

 to sit well back and give the reins a 

 sharp pull to bring his head up, and 

 then keep him going up to the bit, for 

 if the rider is careless the horse will 

 follow her example. 



A rearing horse is not fit for a 

 woman to ride. If she finds herself on 



one which attempts it, she must 



Rearers i i • i . r j j 



throw her weight forward and a 



little to the right, because she can lean 



