WHEN LADIES RIDE. 2II 



of the left knee should find support in the 

 side-horn, and for that end the stirrup- 

 leather will be given such a length as will 

 permit this. By the grasp given by the 

 elevation of the left knee from the stirrup 

 and the embrace upon the upright horn 

 by the right leg, the rider will have as 

 strong a seat as her strength can afford ; 

 and with a proper balance she will not be 

 likely to find a horse that will unseat her. 

 As a fall of the horse is attended with 

 great perils to a lady rider, she should 

 never be mounted upon an animal whose 

 legs betray any weakness, or whose knees 

 give evidence of stumbling, or upon one 

 that Is not master of her weight. The 

 lady must see that, in turning to the right 

 or left, her horse leads on the side to 

 which he bends, and she should carry her 



