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goes straight enough. This one seems dizzy. 

 He goes round and round." 



" He wouldn't if he were in harness with two 

 shafts to keep his body straight and somebody 

 behind him to keep his head straight" — 



" But then why wouldn't it be a good thing 

 to have some kind of a light shaft for a begin- 

 ner's horse ? " 



" It would be a neat addition to a side sad- 

 dle," says your master, " but shorten your reins. 

 Take one in each hand. Leave about eight 

 inches of rein between your hands. There ! 

 See. Now guide your horse." 



He leaves her, in order that he may enjoy the 

 idea of the side saddle with shafts, and she 

 promptly resumes her old attitude which she feels 

 is elegant, and when Clifton wanders up beside 

 Abdallah, she sweetly asks Nell, " Is this your 

 first lesson ? Do you think this horse is good ? 

 The master wants me to pull on my reins, but 

 I think it is inhuman, and I won't, and " — but 

 Clifton strays out of hearing, and you arouse 

 yourselves to remember that you are having 

 more fun than work. 



There is plenty of room in the ring, now, so 



