St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-30
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finger between SS!ae snaf1e reins, draw
ing them through my hand and letting
| them fall backward over the thumb. IF
your horse carries himself well, you can
regulate your seat. to some extent, by
keeping your head in direct line with
his ears, SO that upon looking straight
ahead you look between his ears. The
best way to attain perfect seat is to
ride with your foot out of the stirrup as
soon as possible. For instance, the
first or second time you ride, as soon as
you become accustomed to the motion
of the horse on walk. re move your
foot from the stirrup, and continue the
walk until you feel at perfect ease.
Next, when you have grown accustomed
to the lOpe, trOt, or single-foOt, repeat
the same. When you can ride any gait
with your foot free from the Stirrup, /
am sure you can feel secure of never
hurting your horses back. and of hav-
ing perfect seat. 1t is the pressure on
the stirrup and horn dragging the saddle
to one side that makes horses back
sore so soon.
In the June number of the Ladies'
Home Journal, 1891, is an excellent arti-
Gle horseback Riding for Women" by
Carl A. Nyegaard. I heartily agree
W III what he has written, except in one
Sc ftence. Speaking of a lady's posi-
Ion on horse, he says, "a line from
the riders shoulder should fall right
down to her hips and meet the jointure
of spur and heel of the left leg.''
If | understand the gentleman cor.
rectly, it will be impossible to sit thus
and not injure the back of the horse. A
horses side is not the wall of a house,
but rounded, and If one sits squarely on
his back, the curve of his body would
throw the hip and heel out of line, and
in order to get that line the rider must
hang on the stirrup and pommel, thus
drawing the saddle over and rubbing
the horses back.
One should sit as easily and naturally
as possible, making no muscle tense:
but sit erect. Nothing looks worse than
to see lady leaning either forward or
backward in her saddle.
The right hand, holding the whip,
should hang straight, the whip hanging
perpendlcularly. and just inside the
elbow.
Always keep your reins well in hand
and the snaffle ready to assist your
horse. In going down hill always hold
comparatively tight rein On the Snaffle
and never let your horse go faster than
walk. as it :weakens their knees and
makes them liable to stumble and fall
1t does not hurt horse to sweat as
long as he is not allowed to stand while
wet.
This old rhyme is excellent for both
men and women:
Your head and your heart keep up:
1ou hands and your heels keep down;
Your knees keep close to your horses side.
AND your elbows close to your own.
Cats.
TrOtting-The left forefoot and right
hindfoot strike the ground at the same
time, followed by the right forefoot and
left hindfoot.
Single-Footing - The right forefoot
strikes the ground, followed by the left
hlndfoot; then the left forefoot, fol-
lowed by the right hindfoot.
Pacing or Racking- The right fore
foot and the right hind foot strike the
ground at the same time, followed by
the left fore foot and the left hind foot.
Single-footed Rack-The right fore
foot strikes the ground followed 10y the
rlght hind foot, then the left fore foot
followed by the left hind foot. This
gait makes the prettieSt sound on hard
road.
Looping or Conference.-The right or
left fore foot strikes the ground, fol-
lowed by the three other feet.
Galloping or Running-The right
and left fore feet strike the ground, fol-
lowed by the right and left hind feet.
The trot is, believe, preferred in
Eastern cities, but for an afternoon or
all-dav ride the lOpe is far more pleas
ant. The Single-foot is the best gait for
showing off horse, and is very easy to
ride; but anyone can ride singl foot,
whereas 1t takes good rider to sit
trOt we'll