RULES FOR RIDING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), 15 February 1883, Page 3

RULES FOR RIDING.

In mounting, face the near near side of the horse. The near side is the side nearest yourself. . If you stand on tlie right side of the horse, which is the wrong side, when you mount, you will face the crupper. Then everybody will, know that your name is Johaun Gottlieb Ernsiget'olger. If you cannot mount from the ground, lead the horse to a high fence, climb up on tlie fence, any li whoa " two or three times, and jump over the horse's ears. You will light somewhere on bis neck, and will have plenty of time to adjust yourself while the horse is running away. Another method of mounting, largely practised by young gentlemen from the city, is to balance yourself on one foot from tlie fence, and point the other leg at the horse in the general direction of the saddle saying "whoa " all the time. The horse after the gesture has been repeated a few times, back away, pulls tlie alleged rider oiL tlie fence and walks up and down the lane-with him at a rapid gallop. This gives the rider, in about ten minutes, all the exercise he wants for a week. If by some miracle you manage to get in the saddle, bold cm with both hands, and say "whoa." The faster the hor.-e goes lite tiu'hver you mu.-t hold on, and the louder you mv.-i •■' holler." It' you are fivm New York or Philadelphia you will .shorten the -stirrups until your knee? are ou a leva with your chin. Then a~ you ride you will rise to y<jur f'.-.-t and stand in the 'attitude -i a man ptviiiiu' ov-r a I Mice v> k'uk l"i' his do-and then siuMvuly j!i !!n "fhi< i-'rne'tnjiulh school. 1: ii-ird o:i iil-_- wu i- considered v-.ry graceful. -V m.'ii '.nnii'.'t wr-ur false teeth, however, and riclt in this maiin>.r— Biuiingivu Hawk-.ye.