CORRESPONDENCE. 223 



Sir, — Continuing my remarks on this 

 subject, I am bound to say that your contri- 

 butor gives sufficient answer to the question 

 of the safety-stirrup in explaining that the 

 objection is removed providing the inner 

 stirrup is large enough for the foot to be easily 

 extricated ; the stirrup being made in three 

 different sizes, this is a matter easily adjusted. 

 The shoe-stirrup referred to by ** Equestrina" 

 was in use by ladies for many years, and in 

 point of safety I think no objection can be 

 raised to it ; the same shape of stirrup is much 

 affected by men in South America. 



The instructions in Part Second of Mrs. 

 Power O'Donoghue's writings are very admi- 

 rable, except that I do not see the utility of 

 a lady's striking a rearing horse between the 

 ears, with the few ounces of whip usually carried. 

 I have known men do so with a loaded whip, 

 and knocking a horse down to cure him of this 

 vice, but it would be scarcely advisable for a lady 

 to try this. I am rather surprised to see it 

 stated as a fact that both rearing and plunging 

 maybe entirely prevented by using the so-called 

 anti-rearing bit martingale. It certainly may 



