. Astley's system of equestrian education : exhibiting the beauties and defects of the horse, with serious and important observations on his general excellence, preserving him in health, grooming, &c. Horses; Horsemanship. 88 'ASTLEY*S EQUESTRIAN EDUCATION. of the wind or the horfe, er the brims flapping over their eyes; for either of thefe not only greatly embarrafs the rider, but prevents her feeing how to guide her horfe, as obferved above, from car- riages and horfes which may be pafling on the road. To conclude this chapter, I would finally advife every lady to be particularly cautiou
. Astley's system of equestrian education : exhibiting the beauties and defects of the horse, with serious and important observations on his general excellence, preserving him in health, grooming, &c. Horses; Horsemanship. 88 'ASTLEY*S EQUESTRIAN EDUCATION. of the wind or the horfe, er the brims flapping over their eyes; for either of thefe not only greatly embarrafs the rider, but prevents her feeing how to guide her horfe, as obferved above, from car- riages and horfes which may be pafling on the road. To conclude this chapter, I would finally advife every lady to be particularly cautious in riding fuch horfes, which they are not certain have carried ladies before. Such are very apt to be frightened at the flapping of the coats of a lady*s drefsagainft their fides -, and very frequently have been known to run away with a lady the inftant fhe has been mounted. To avoid this danger, let a groom put on a petticoat, and firft ride on a fide-faddle as a lady does; if the horfe be fteady, docile, and obe- dient, without (hewing any figns of fear, the lady herfelf may then venture to ride him with CHAP. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Astley, Philip, 1742-1814. Dublin : T. Burnside
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