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view it, let it, if possible, be brought to him, and then replaced in its for- 

 mer position ; thus let him be induced to go up to it by care and kindness 

 before it is passed, ami you will generally find that a repetition of thi- 

 practice will greatly improve, if it do not cure him ; but by no means flog 

 or force him up to it let him take his time. Some horses have a nasty 

 knack of flying on one side in passing, or flying around on meeting a car- 

 riage ; care and patience are the remedies, in addition to more work. It 

 very frequently arises from playfulness rather than vice; and giving 

 them more work to do will cure this. A experienced hand may force a 

 horse forward, under such circumstances, by the reins and whip ; but we 

 recommend the tyro rather to slacken his pace upon meeting an object 

 that his horse will go round, or attempt to go round at; by doing this, 

 and speaking kindly, the animal will either be soothed or diverted from 

 his purpose. 



DRIVING TWO HORSES. 



We have addressed most of our remarks to a person driving a single 

 horse, for this reason, that it is much more difficult to drive one horse, 

 than it is to drive a pair, that is, if you have sufficient nerve. In almost 

 all situations of difficulty, you can make the second horse assist you in 

 managing the other ; if the one shies, and will go to the right we will 

 suppose it is the near wheeler by opposing the strength of the other to 

 him, which you will do by the reins, touching him with the whip on the 

 off-side, you will prevent any very great deviation from the straight lino, 

 in, if one will not start readily, the other, generally speaking, may be 

 made to pull him on ; in this case, never hit the restive horse ; or at any 

 rate until your judgment is sufficiently matured to determine whether it 

 will do good or harm. Suppose the one tries to run away if he is an ill- 

 tempered l.rute, it may sometimes be advisable not to irritate him by 

 hard pulling then all you have to do is to keep back the other, ami !, 



t shortly be beaten, as he will not only have the carriage ami its c 

 tent- 1 to him, but the weight ami strength of his companion to 



pull against. Soim-timcs a horse will be awkward in turning a <'"'' 

 here again his companion ucdstfl \<>u; it' h;- turns too quick, the other 

 opposes him : if not Mitlici.-nt ly so, a touch with the whip makes the other 

 him On. l!i-t'a<l of its heing more difficult to drive two horses than 

 one, as the tyro doubtless im,; in fact just the reverse, when he 



htaim-d >utlici.-nt confidence to attempt it. But although it b easier 

 :inag- two horses than om\ it requires mm-h more attention in some 



