318 LADIES ON HOBSEBACK. 



Everyone does it, and it is little thonght of ; 

 but by all means let us cherish a better feeling, 

 and not give any needless pain to that noble 

 animal, the horse. Let the ladies avoid the 

 use of sharp spurs; most horses ridden by 

 ladies here are perfectly amenable to the whip 

 and rein, and the use of the spur is somewhat 

 inharmonious with the gentle character of our 

 Enghsh women. 



GUACHO. 



St. Leonards, 1880. 



" The correspondence upon this subject, called forth by 

 Mrs. Power O'Donogliue's admirable papers 'Ladies on 

 Horseback,' has been so voluminous, and appears likely to 

 go on for such a lengthened period, that I am reluctantly 

 obliged to bring it to a close, in order to make space for 

 other matter." — Ed. lUustrated ^Sporting and Dramatic Xews. 



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