16 LADIES ON HOKSEBACK. 



— Peat & Co. — where you can obtain an 

 article such as I describe, properly made, and 

 of durable materials, at quite a moderate cost. 

 I can say, speaking from experience, that no 

 trouble will be spared to afford you satis- 

 faction, and that the workmanship will be 

 not only lasting, but characterised by that 

 neatness for which I am so strong an advo- 

 cate. You should ride on your saddle, not in it, 

 and you must learn to ride from balance or 

 you will never excel, and this you can only 

 do by the use of the level seat. A small 

 pocket on the off-side, and a neat cross strap 

 to support a waterproof, are of course neces- 

 sary items. 



Your stirrup is the next important matter. 

 I strongly disapprove of the old-fashioned 

 slipper, as also of the so-called " safety " 

 stirrup, which is, in my opinion, the fruitful 

 : source of many accidents. HaK the lament- 

 able mischances with which our ears are from 

 time to time shocked, are due to the perti- 

 nacity with which ladies will cling to this 

 murderous safety stirrup. So long as they 

 will persist in doing so, casualties must be 



