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on mnles in this manner in Honduras, and 

 ridden immense distances without being stiff 

 or tired unduly. Some of these are the 

 animals to try your mettle and seat, and I was 

 only once thrown, owing to a stirrup-leather 

 breaking. Then a lady is able to use spurs 

 as easily as possible, no trouble about habit 

 skirts tearing or getting in the way of the 

 spur. With a sharp spur on each foot you 

 can do anything with your horse, so very 

 different from the wretched box spurs, eternally 

 entangled in your habit or out of order. I 

 do wish an association could be formed to 

 carry out the idea ; one or two could not do 

 it, it must be simultaneous. For httle girls 

 it would be simply invaluable as an improve- 

 ment on the present style, which really does 

 cause distortion of the spine and a one-sided 

 carriage when girls ride much. Do please 

 ventilate this question, and oblige very 



much, 



Yours, &c, 



Heesilie. 



P.S. — I have taken your paper ever since 

 October 2nd, when I first saw Ladies on Horse- 



