BREAKING. 105 



tion, they not only fortn the frame for a 

 ready acquisition of flesh in that seasOH of 

 the year when nature dispenses her gift^ ^iiai 

 a more Hberal hand, but being (yitce obtained 

 can never be obhterated ; while, on the con- 

 trary, the first opportunity of acquirias^ those 

 perfections being totally lost by an unfair 

 restraint in sustenance durinij the first fxvo 

 years, the stock is more or less stunted^ and 

 an irreparable deficiency constituted that can 

 never be suppUed in the same subjeciSy by ei- 

 ther present regret or future repentance. 



BREAKING. 



IT will not come witliin the limits of thi$ 

 work, or the intention of the writer, to inter- 

 fere with the operative part of the art, offer- 

 ing a dissertation upon the routine oi leading, 

 lunging, baching, riding, 7nounting, or dis^ 

 inounting, with ease, grace, and agili'y : these 

 are the professional privileges of Breakers 

 alone, from the rustic rough rider of the most 

 obscure village in the country, to the fashion- 

 able and accomplished Menage Master 



