The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-08
TIE. RIDING SCHOOLS.
WHERE SOCIETY sPeNcs PART OF
ITS TIME WHEN SUMNER IS OVER.
Careful Training Of the HoIse.-NonDfinG
from the Ground - Nervous Women
Habits Fitted While on the Horse-Eid-
ing 10 N4sie

SarefuI Training Of the Horses-NonDfing
from tho Ground - Nersoa. Women
Habits Fitted while on the Horse-Eid-
ing 10 Music.
The base Of all riding lessons for beginners
Is the safety and careful training Of the
borses Only horse Of strong will power.
wide intelligence aud disciplined nerves can
bear With equanlmity the succession 81 sur
prises a sweet girl manages to arrange for
him when she mounts for the first time The
first mounting Is from block. aud a rider
has only % sit down with a little spring 70
he IN her place, but there are something ike
hundred ways O girl manages 70 take that
little spring and ,Qke II exactly wrong before
she is ia the saddle Then IL takes az artist
to arrange a girls skirts and two lrooms 10
hold the horse while u is done When she
doesn't forget 20 unhoos the little loon that
holds her dress IN the back Size sits down
squarciy on the fullnr.s that should 90 over
the poinnel, OF gets 50 helpiessly wound up
IN the skirts that 40 one bnh the fifteen puz.
zle man can ever get her ont alive Her sad
die IS never exactly right, her st'rrup either
too long or to short. and she fiigets and
fuses and nes;les aui giggles and gets
pink IN her cheeks and a lot Of imDrecati0n
aud profanity in the heart oi the groom be
fore She is finally satisfied and rides into the
ring. only % come back again in nine cases
out of ten for another horse or saddle or
something.
Mounting from the ground is yet more
difficult feat. and usually the first TOW trials
end ia disaster One hand on the saddle. the
other on the shoulder OF tho master, bis arm
about Lcr waist Der foot 10 BIS hand ani
then count one. tw0, three. and she springs
only % land where SIZE least expects. while
the horse qulyeTs aud shlvers ia patient sub
mission and bears &C. The favouto mode OF
riding is after tie English sfyie and the
master rides round and round with the pupil
correcting. crlucising her position, aud SUI
gestng such ideas as she may fad beneficial
Suddenly, without warning. DC chiTups O.
her horse, aud away they 60, hs hand under
meath her elbow o. teach how and when 70
rise from tho saddle As tie horse bounds.
Faster and faster they fly, and whitcr and
winter grows the girls face through tue
nameiess fear that wiii come AMI must be
dispelci By heroic Treatment
A naturally graceful woman who IS not
afraid u a horse aud understands how 70
manage one can learn T. ride well ID q very
few lessons bat a timd nervous woman re-
quire Considerable practice 30 aecu5t0m her
5-lf 10 The - Ler terrifying motion Il the
powerful animal she rides
Il practIced months and months said a
pretty young girl in gray striped habit. ITO
. III 81.
masters teaching, but just couldn't DO it at
all, and was lame all over, until one lay
papa said Why just sit still and bet The
horse throw YOU. and in ten minutes / had
il and have never had aus trouble since
All this time that the Young rides had
been Topping and tossing aud jerking around
in the rink. a tall, vigorous young woman
bad been drawing 90 her gloves and q pink
checked girl IN the corner was reading a love
letter, waiting for their horses and scCiling
because some one whom they called Bert
cou -jn't come and ride with them, So they
could 60 out ia the park, and when the
horses finally came two hands5me white
faced, slender neckei beauties. they flew
down Tie steps, one foot Ia the hand Of ih3
groom, u spring, and they were in the sad
lies. every fold OF their habits falling into
exactly the correct and proper place with 40
ddgetng, and into the rink they dashed on
the plauciug. dancing horses, flying round
and round and across the circle, striking ter.
ror 10 the hearts OF their tiuid sisters, while
the fresh, soft color spgaug 70 the riders
cheeks and the pretty brightness to their
eyes With the swift exercise.
GLOW is DC that You seem 70 have 80 much
less trouble with your dress Ia mounting
than the othersi asked an ilquistiye matToI
as the girls came painting up the stairs.
son, don't know, unless 10 Is because they
were fitted on a real live horse up here at the
stable A great many Of the ladies insist on
their tailors coming 70 the stables 70 fit the
dresses now A wooden charger isn't Ike a
i've horse TO mount you KNOW
When the beginners lessons are eudei for
the day comes the glorious dashing music
ride by all tho school together. Suddenly
crash Of music, a tramplng OF ho0ls, toss.
ing OF silky names and glossy curviug necks,
aud sky horses, al! saddiei aud bfldled,
dash out into Tie rink, and hall as many
women are trying 10 mount the eager, paw
ing, qulyorng steeds, and twice as many
poor skill. The ladies' fuss and twist aud
wrcstle, stirrups nre shortened or heightened,
girths are frightened, the music crashes on,
the pretty horses stand impauently, wiki
quverng ears aud dilated nostrlis. Tue
quceniy beauty goes out % mount, buJroat.
10 the preitiost imaginable way as she is led
along the block, but smiles with lips aud
eyes as fair haired Adonis anticipating
her wish 70 mount from the ground springs
down from the block hnd holds up bis arms
iugiiingiy % her Twenty horses are
crowded together IN little space 'cay0rtiug
and paving ia impotence and excitement,
but down among their tramplng co.'s sue
flies fearlessiy, ana with a quick. light spring
size is Dearuing down into his tace a. be It's
her foot into the stiTrup and tigLtens her
saddle glrth, then filings himself on a horse,
and round and round the big rink they all
reyolye il steady measured pace T. tue quick.
tnrobbing music.
Sweet girls ride into the ria & alone all fear
lessly. bur hardly are they inside the gate
before some mounted knight with uplifted
hat Joins them, and two and two they dizzlly
wheel, now 10 tue right, now 10 the lett,
divide into two circles, meet anu come Up
the center four abreast, wheel again into the
circles OF four, meet and march up eight
abreast separate once more, wheel, meet,
and sixteen horses heads come tossing up ia
line. as unlike in expression as the sixteen
fright faces above them, and round they
wheel again in pains.
Then they all form IN one straight line,
while tie music beats the time, dash for
ward. the whole seventy Of them, ia salute
70 the leader, and the lesson IS over, only