Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-07-12
slandina unon one leg keeps his horse

uuder circumstances tuat "Ouiu ftc
vent poor rider from keeping IN his
saddle, 1t does not follow that the prop
er way to ride is upon one leg.
The seat having been found, and the
s.irrups having been adjusted, no chan
ges should be made for the different
circumstances under which the rider
will be called upon to exercise his skill
It is bad art when the principles are
not suited 10 every emergency, and the
seat that has been found 10 be that in
which the centre of the gravity can be
preserved in the high airs of the man.
ege, where the horsos make the most
violent movements Of the forehand and
of the Group, should answer all require
ments,
WHEN LADIES RIDE.
Mr.. Anderson thinks 1t mistake 10
put children Of tender age on horseback.
IAN active man may learn to ride we'll
at any age, and bold boy Of fourteen
who TcompreheDds the system upon
which ho IS taught, will in six months
become a better horseman than the lad
who has been riding six years accord
Ing to bis own ideas. 1t is not gwen
to all men 10 excel IN riding; courage,
activity, a perfect temper, and aptitude
for the exercise are requisite for the
requirement of The highest skill. But
knowledge Of the proper method will
give to everyone comparative immunity
from the dangers that attend horseman.
Ship All the general instructions
apply equally to men and women ri
ders, except that a woman's whip
takes the place Of the right leg OF the
man in guiding the horse and Is 10 be
applied for exactly the same purpose.
The lady should sit upon the horse
| that her weight will fall perpendlcularly
| TO the back of the horse her face di-
ree,ly to the front, her shoulders thso~n
back, and her elbows held to her sides.
She will permit her body, from the hips
| upwards, to bend with the motion OF
the horse, in order that she may pre-
serve her balance. Tie reins are to De
held 10 the manner prescribed fof men.
the hand in front OF the body, and in q
line with the elbow. The whip is to be
carried in the right hand, with the point
towards the ground. The horse should
never be struck with the whip upon the
head. neck or shoulder. To apply the
aid upon those parts will teach 10
swerye, and render him nervous at the
motion of the rider. In lady's hand
the whip simply takes the place oi
spur for the right side. The horns OF
the saddle, the superfuous one at the
right being dispensed with, should be oil
such lengths aud curyatures as Will suit
the rider. The right leg will hold The
upright horn close in the bend in the
knee by such pressure as the acton
of the horse or other circumstances VIII
dictate. The left foot will be thrust
into the stirrup to the ball OF the loot,
and the heel will as a rule be carried
down. but when the heel is elevated the
MINER mart of the left ksee should Ind
support in the side horn, and Tor tnat
end the stirrup-leather will be given
such a length as will permit this. by
the grasp given by the elevation ot the
| left knee from the stirrup and the EN-
brace upon the upright horn by The
right leg, the rider will have as s'r0ng
seat as her strength can afford and
with proper balance, she will not De
likely TO find horse that will unsea'
her,