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RACE RIDING. 



without the necessity of reflection, on our senses, re- 

 ceiving the required signal. 



Wkejt the whip has to be changed from the right 

 to the left hand, the former should grasp the reins 

 in front of the latter, in the manner before described, 



Fig. 13. 



see Fig. 12 ; the left hand should now quit the reins, 

 seize the whip (see Fig. 13), and draw it through the 

 right hand. 



A novice should not use a whip, for none but a good 

 rider can sit still, hold his horse together with one hand, 

 and flog at the same time. Though spurs do not present 



