170 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



lead and example may arouse his am- 

 bition and keep up his heart. It will 

 not do to allow such a horse to fall 

 far behind, as he will probably get 

 discouraged and refuse to jump with- 

 out a fight, at the end of which the 

 hunt may have disappeared in the dis- 

 tance. 



It is never wise to ride on the line of 

 hounds, but rather to the right or left 

 Proximity to °f them. Horses directly be- 

 Hounds hind them frighten the hounds 

 and interfere with their hunting. It 

 also makes a few run very fast to keep 

 from being galloped over, while many 

 others sneak away or get behind the 

 horses, of whose heels they stand in 

 terror. 



It is a nuisance to be obliged to stop 

 and give some slow hound a chance to 

 get by, or, if not considerate enough to 

 do this, no rider likes to see a hound 



