Both sexes are apt to acquire the habit of holding on by the bridle

Both sexes are apt to acquire the habit of holding on by the bridle

Both sexes are apt to acquire the habit of holding on by the bridle

Both sexes are apt to acquire the habit of holding on by the bridle. To avoid this grave error, the first lessons in walking and cantering should be given to the pupil on a led horse, without taking hold of the bridle; and this should be repeated in learning to leap. The horsemanship of a lady is not complete until she has learned to leap, whether she intends to ride farming or hunting, or to confine herself to Rotten Row canters; for horses will leap and bound at times without permission.