THE LADY'S SEAT. 



To be a good horsewoman a lady must sit 

 correctly in the saddle, and this is the first, and 

 not by any means the least important, considera- 

 tion to be attended to by all who would acquire 

 the art of easy and graceful riding. No amount 

 of practice will compensate for the neglect of this 

 elementary, but indispensable requisite. It is true, 

 a lady may be able to trot, canter, and gallop, with 

 comparative ease to herself, who has never acquired 

 this first lesson of learning to sit in the saddle, 

 but she will never appear otherwise than very 

 awkward to beholders, to whom she will at all 

 times present the appearance of a novice, or one 

 who is just beginning to ride. She will never 



