i88 FIRST LESSONS IN RIDING. 



while "feeling'' the right rein, so as to give him as 

 clearly as possible, the indication to turn ; she should 

 press the left rein against his neck, by moving her left 

 hand to the right ; she should grip her crutches, and 

 lean to the right ; and should resume her erect position 

 when the turn is completed. If the animal answers 

 these indications only by turning his head to the right, 

 and does not bring his hind quarters round to the left, 

 she should touch him lightly with the whip on the off 

 flank, so as to make him bring his hind quarters round. 

 In turning to the left, the opposite indications are 

 employed ; the only difference being that the whip 

 cannot be used on the animal's left side, owing to the 

 presence of the skirt. This inability to employ the 

 whip on the left sid^ is not of much consequence as a 

 rule, because almost all horses readily bring their hind 

 quarters round to the right, when they are turned to 

 the left. 



Having turned to the right, she may ride her horse 

 in a circle to the right, while inclining her body slightly 

 inwards, and keeping a nice feeling of the right rein, 

 and a firm grip of her crutches round the circle, which 

 at first should be large, as the smaller the circle the 

 more difficult it will be to ride and guide one's mount. 

 The reversed aids are used when circling to the left. 



'the halt. 



In pulling up a horse from a walk, or any other pace, 

 the rider should say '' whoa," should lean back, and 

 at the same time draw in the reins with an even, 



