Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-06
EDITH RUCKER
TELLS HOW TO
BEHORSEWOMAN
Prominent Society Girl Says
Art of Riding is Acquired
Only BY Practise

Miss Edith Rucker, a prominent
San Francisco society girl and an ex
cellent equestrienne, has number
Of things to say to the young lady
who is learning to ride. In an article
in a San Francisco publication the
young lady writes:
The art of riding can be acquired
by practice only, but the instruction
from a good master is worth it's cost
In this country the American, Eng
lish and German styles are all prac'
| tised.
The German style is rapidly pass,
ing out, the American style is Sener.
ally practised in the western 0nd
southern states, while in the est
and middle west the English has be-
come the fashion. ~-~
The Germans teach you to sit with
a straight, stiff body, shoulders we'll
thrown back and heels we'll down,
the back of the calf Of the leg grip
ping the horse tightly
The American style is to ride with
the body in an easy position, the toes
lower than the heels, the knees grasp
ing the saddle firmly, and only the
t: es in the stirrups
The English style is a natural posi-
ton of the body, the foot thrust all
the way through the stfrrup, the toe
slightly lower than on a level with
the heel. The English style is suited
to park riding, as we'll as rough riding
or hunting.
The saddle and bride should al
ways be examined before mounting.
See that the throatlatch (the strap
under the throat is loose enough to
pass your four fingers between it and
the throat; that the curb chain hangs
in the ctingroove and is loose enough
to pass a finger between it and the
jaw, while the bit hangs naturally;
that the saddle rests, where it would
be easiest, before fastening the girths
neither high up on the shoulders
nor so far back that it will work for
ward; that the girths are not crossed,
or wide apart, and that they are
tight, but not so tight as to give
pain to the horse.
Mount from the left side of the
horse, near his shoulders. Three
quarters facing him, you take the
reins up in the right hand and place
them in the left, grasp a lock of the
name or withers with the left hand a
little forward of the shoulders in such
manner as may be most convenient,
meanwhile holding the reins firmly
but not pulling on the horses mouth
Now take the stirrup in the right
hand, putting the left foot in it, If
you can take 1t without the use of
the hand, so much the better
Put the right hand we'll over the
right side of the cantle Of the saddle,
pressing downward to help prevent
the saddle turning.
Rise with a 5000 spring from the
right foot Throw the right leg over,
clearing the horses back, withdraw.
ing the right hand at the same time.
and sink gently into the saddle. re-
leasing the name. Turn the right
foot inward and you will easily find
the stirruD. The forward end Of the
stirrup AIT. hangs should be turned
away from the horse "a putting The
foot in. Lengthen the reins in the
left hand BY letting them slide
through the fingers or by pulling
them through with the -Ight HAND.
Another method of mounting is to
stand opposite the saddle girth. grasp
the Pommel Of the, saddle with the