138 STABLE MANUAL AND HORSE DOCTOR 



To go Forward. — Leno^fchen the reins, and give the animal 

 his liberty. For this purpose the lady's hand must be 

 guided by the action of her wrist, and, at the same time, 

 she must apply gently her whip. Here, it is proper to 

 remark, the lady's bridle, or left, hand must never be left 

 inactive, but, by practice, she must endeavour to understand 

 the art of feeling the horse's mouth ; should the bridle hand 

 not be kept in constant use, this will never come easy to the 

 rider, the hand will be unsteady, and the horse will become 

 the same. 



To go Bachward. — The reins must be shortened a little, 

 the back of the hand turned down, the little linger next the 

 hody ; the weight of the rider should be thrown back, with 

 the little finger slightly pulled in towards the waist, then 

 the horse will readily step back. 



To Turn to the Right — The hand must be turned upwards, 

 which will direct the little linger to the right. Throw the 

 balance of the body into the turn, by inclining the bust to 

 the right and applying the whip, which will cause the horse 

 to move forward as he turns, obey the hand, and cross his 

 legs one over the other correctly. 



To Turn to the Left — Let the hand be turned down, so 

 that the little finger may be directed to the left ; the bust 

 must also be turned to the left, and the hand up, with the 

 left heel applied to his side, and the whip to his right 

 shoulder. 



Dismounting. — The remarks on mounting should be 

 remembered here. Should hired servants only be at hand, 

 there is some skill required to avoid the desagremens or 

 inelegance of a lady being lifted from the saddle in the 

 arms of a groom. 



Previous to dismounting, the attendant must stand by the 

 horse's head, holding the reins close to the bit, to keep him 

 as stearly as possible. 



The lady, having removed her foot from the stirrup, and 

 passed her hand down to free her skirt, etc., from the chance 

 of catching to the saddle or stirrup, should remove her knee 

 from the saddle-crutch, at the same time taking the pre- 

 caution to disengage the habit from that side. Then 

 holding the crutch with her right hand (the rein hanging 

 loosely on the thumb), and placing her left hand on her 

 attendant's right arm, near the wrist ; his arm being 

 extended for the purpose, she must spring lightly and clear 



