The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-04-20
WIN AND COUNT RY


those who enjoy .he present fne mornings
in exercising on horseback, We copy the
following rules. If properly observed,
they will undoubtedly be beneficial to all
e1usstrians. The first thing is to dress
suitably. Avoid too fine dress, such as
patent leather boots, and for a coat wear
a cut away instead Of a frock. Let the
stick or whip be simple, with no gold fun
merry about it. For the country a plain
bone handle for the city common rid
ing whip or an ordinary walking stick,
mounted simply with silver, in all other re-
spects your dress should be that in which
you walk.
A lady's riding suit should consist of a
neat hat, ronnd or slouched, with long
sweeping feather on one or both sides
In winter it should be Of soft felt; in sum-
mer, fine straw The sty institutes the
grace, and renders it either a most becom
ing or most tawdry feature in the riding
dress. The habit should be well fitted to
the form, with white collar and fine lawn,
with deep cuffs beneath the sleeves, the
gauntlet gloves of thick leather, and no or
naments, save perhaps a delicate twisted
whip. Compactness and utility are the
requisites for the riding dress. There is
danger in having too long a skirt in the
riding habit; it is apt not OILY to alarm
horses, but 10 entangle ia case Of accident
to the fair rider.
A lady should never ride alone. The
gentleman should assist the lady to her
seat in the saddle, after obtaining her con
sent. The lady should gather up her
skirts in her left hand, and place herself
as close as possible to the horse, with her
face towards the animals head, with her
hand on the pummel. The gentleman
should place himself at the horses shoulder
with his face toward the lady, and stoop-
ing a little, place his hand horizontally at
q convenient distance from the ground
The lady places her left foot in it, and
with a spring, and the gentle aid of the
gentleman, is in her saddle. When seated
the gem leman should offer to put her foot
o'' . 0,n ,tirrup, and give her the reins.-
''' - teaches gentleman to mount
= use of the stirrup, and on eth
y '''o 'oa@ he horse. But this mode is not
"''''e "'u ,racticed The rule of the road
degree . ob.ar,al n rilino os IN div.
ing, 6hhgs the gentleman should always ride
to the right Of the lady, least you risk
crushing her feet. Your own, OF course,
you must not care about. This rule long
and even now disputed, settles the ques-
ton on which side the lady should ride.
To, be good rider requires confidence
Nyoa have this, ease will soon follow but
without much practice, rider viii be more
or less ,tff in his seat. A lady should be
careful to sit straight in the middle of the
saddle with her face full toward the horses
head. Whatever the motion of the ami
NAL, should attempt to cling as closely as
possible to the saddle Austrian officers
pride themselves on being able to trot a
mile with a glass of wine in one hand and
not spill drop of it. In England, riders
rise in trottng, as relief to themselves
and the horse, but this is not done in any
other country, save, perhaps, in America.
The first rule is to rise, not from the stir
rup, but from the knees the second 10
rise as little as possible. The man who
shows daylight" between himself and
his saddle is poor rider. A lady should
rise even less than man, and neither Of
them should lean over the horses neck,
nor hold the rcIns with both hands. The
etiquette of the road is, that when you
meet people whom you know, on horse
back, you have no right to turn and join
them, unless invited to DO SO. If YOU
oyertake them, on Tho other hand you
have a right to ride with them; but if YOU
are not wanel you will be careful about
exercising the privilege.