Arizona republican., 1903-07-25

splendid riders. and dash around the
 ring at full trot. Others are riding
 two and two. and indulging in conver-
 sation. In another part of the ring
 may be seen a pupil taking her first lesson and bending awkwardly forward while her instructor gives her direc-
 tions how to ride. Every one looks ex-
 hilarated and happy. The question oc-
 CUTS tc the young lady who is to take
 her first lesson whether to ride side saddle or astride
 MT. Rudolph Clasen, of the Brook
 line Riding school. and who is one of
 the best instructors in America, advo-
 cates riding astride. His chief objec-
 tion to side saddle riding is because of
 the danger. Ii you are thrown from
 your horse when riding side saddle you
 almost always fall over the right side
 an dupon your head. From cross sad dle, if you are thrown you fall as
 man does. usually over the horses
 head. In side saddle riding. unless you
 ride in bloomers or in tights. your
 skirt may become caught in the pom
 mel and you may be dragged some dis
 tance an dseriously injured. Besides
 this. the bones of children are soft,
 and if child is taught 10 ride side
 saddle one hip will grow higher than
 the other and lateral curvature will
 be the result. Then, too, the view of a
 woman riding astride looks well from
 all sides, but the view of woman on
 tn side saddle does not look well. On
 the side saddle, the back view especial
 ly looks bad, and a fat woman looks
 grotesque. Women will differ much in
 this subject Some will cling to the
 old school and some to the new If a
 girl or woman is to ride astride she
 will have the saddle made especially for her, as the mans saddle will not
 do at all for woman.
 MT Francis NJ. Ware, author of
 Some First Hand Bits of Stable Lore,
 says that the reason that the mans saddle will not do for a woman is be-
 cause a man has a hollow inside of the
 leg and a bOny. prominent knee. On
 the other hand, q womans thigh is
 round. and so a saddle must be made
 for her. The cross saddle will give a frmer seat than the side saddle.
 "The second question with the wo- man who rides astride is as 10 her skirt There are several costumes for
 the cross saddle. The divided skirt is worn. but this does not look so pretty when off the horse as does the skirt which buttons up the front and back. When upon the saddle the skirt is un- buttoned so as 10 be divided, but when walking it is buttoned. and looks like
 a golf skirt. The very latest thing fer costume is a bIoomer suit covered by long coat, which is so made that it divides when seated upon the horse. In many Of the enclosed rings at the riding schools, the pupils ride in boomers. This enables the instructor to watch the position of the pupils much better. It is well for a girl to | learn to ride when very young. O; course, an older woman can learn to | ride, but it will take years for her to ride with style. Above all things, when riding have the hair done in such a manner that it will not come down | Wear a hat that fits the head closely. Tn the summer, when riding in the mountains or 2t the seashore, the wo- l men go without any hats at all. To i learn to mount easily and quickly is an important thing. If your groom is near this is not a hard thing to do: 1 but it is entirely different thing to do alone. For si6e saddle mounting MT. Ware gives these directions: "To mount your horse, let out your stirrup l Cfrom the off side). about six holes 1 Put your left foot in the stirrup; seize the pommel in the left hand the cantle in the right; pull yourself up and stand in the stirrup. and as you reach your altitude sniff right hand to the pom 1 mel twist the body toward the horses ears and sit down. Put the right kneC over the pommel, take up the stirruI girth to the proper hole; arrange your skirt and fix the elastic over the right | foot and left heel-and there you are There are three effects of riding | the physical, physiological and psycho- | logicaL"-MTs Nannette Magrudei l Pratt.