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ladies on horseback, who have not been pro- 

 perly taught to ride is hanging by the near crutch, 



so that instead of being gracefully seated in the 

 centre of the saddle, with the head in its proper 

 situation, und the shoulders even, the body is in- 

 clined to the left, the head is brought to the right 

 by an inelegant bend of the neck, the right shoulder 

 is elevated and the left depressed. 



To correct or avoid these and similar faults, is 

 important. All the rider's movements should har- 

 monize with the paces of the animal : her position 

 should be at once easy to herself and her horse ; 

 and alike calculated to ensure her own safety and 

 give her a perfect command over the animal. If she 

 sit in a careless, ungraceful manner, the action of 

 her horse will be the reverse of elegant. A lady 

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