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GORA-WALLAS RIDING. 



Some persons have great objection to gora- 

 wallas riding. If you have any kind of a decent 

 gora-walla, and not above seven and a half stone 

 weight, or eight and a half for a strong horse, he 

 will, by one month's instruction, do as well to ride, 

 at a walk, as if you had Jem Robinson. Give an 

 old saddle, and see that it is placed well backward, 

 clear of the shoulder, and kept there by being 

 lined with plush ; or, if necessary, by a crupper ; 

 and take care that the stuffing is quite free of 

 the back-bone, so that looking under the pommel 

 you can see daylight right through, or the back 

 may be galled, and you will accuse your gora- 

 walla of your own negligence, and be crying out, 

 *' This comes of gora-walla riding ! " Let him be 

 ridden also with a small light mouthing-bit, and 

 make the gora-walla keep the head well up, 

 not by pulling at the bridle, but by pressing the 

 heels to his sides, and occasionally giving him 

 a touch behind with the bagdoor, one end of 

 which is to be fastened to the ring of the 

 mouthing-bit, the other end being in his hand, 

 to guard against the horse running away if by 

 accident he should fall off. This will preserve 

 his mouth, prevent his ambling, make him put 



