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meeting another horse going at a smartish pace, the same 

 remedy should be tried as that recommended in the case of 

 the horse that is nervous when one gallops up behind him, 

 only of course the companion must meet him instead of passing 

 him from behind. As horses that do this sort of thing usually 

 whip round outwards, that is to say, turn their heads away from 

 the one that is meeting them, the rider should be prepared 

 with his inward rein and outward leg in time to prevent his 

 mount from getting round. Of course these faults are not 

 cured in a day, but they are very awkward and dangerous 

 habits for a horse to get confirmed in, and if taken in time with 

 young horses, the cure is generally complete. Unfailing patience 

 is necessary on the part of the rider, and the other horse must 

 not be rushed at the pupil too soon or too suddenly. 



PUNISHMENT 



In all the lessons to the young horse punishment has 

 scarcely been mentioned, not because it is never necessary, but 

 because the horse should if possible be taught to do all that is 

 required of him without it. But the best disposed man will 

 sometimes be obliged to have recourse to it, and he is a very 

 good even-tempered horse that has taken kindly to all his 

 lessons, and must have been very well ridden by a good patient 

 rider, if the necessity for punishment has never arisen. If it 

 has not, so much the more credit is due to the rider. 



The class of horse that usually escapes being punished, if 

 he is in good hands, is the generous, light-hearted, free-going 

 animal, pretty well bred, with just a dash of mischief in him. 

 He always comes out of his stable fresh, and remains pretty 

 much the same all day ; but in the hands of people who are not 

 very good riders, this light-heartedness is often disagreeable, 

 and the horse is punished for it. It must not be understood 

 that, if a horse gets his back up from being short of work, the 

 rider is to give him his head, and let him put it between his 

 knees, and buck or kick till he throws him off ; but it is certain 



