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indulging in the trot, and unless she can do this, nothing 

 looks more ridiculous, for she twists her body, with a 

 sharp, ludicrous wriggle, completely out of the saddle, 

 and throws her whole weight upon the left stirrup- 

 leather, which not only looks bad, but is exceedingly 

 dangerous. A neat rider, male or female, will never 

 rise so far out of the saddle in the trot, that daylight 

 can be seen between the seat and the saddle. "Were I 

 asked to select a horse to carry a lady of average weight, 

 regardless of price, I would buy the cleverest hunter I 

 could find ; for such a one is safer than any other horse. 

 Having been used to rough, unbroken ground, and gal- 

 loped over ridge and furrow, he is less likely to trip or 

 fall down, neither is it likely that he would shy, or be 

 startled by discordant noises, after being well schooled 

 in the hunting-field. 



