Chapter XIV 



RIDING FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN 



THE woman's saddle-horse must be 

 good-looking, — the mere fact that 

 he is so generally proves him pos- 

 sessed of a harmony of parts which 

 insures his being able-bodied and suitable for 

 work ; he must be active, good-natured ; he must 

 bend his hocks well — as must any saddle-horse, 

 in order to insure ease and pleasure in riding at 

 the trot ; he must " bridle well," that is, bend 

 his neck, and carry his head perpendicularly ; he 

 must have a nice oblique shoulder; bold and 

 high withers ; should be a trifle long in the back, 

 — longer than is generally acceptable in a man's 

 riding horse — in order that additional elasticity 

 may be insured, and that there may be that extra 

 length, which the long and broad woman's saddle 

 renders necessary for appearance and for utility. 

 He should walk fast and square ; trot freely and 

 level ; and canter — always right foot first — at 



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