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be shaken up sharply and ordered to go on. If he 

 treats that order with silent contempt, the best thing 

 to do is to make him turn and keep him circling until 

 he gets tired of this performance and will go in the 

 required direction. It is wiser not to strike an 

 obstinate jibber, unless as a last resource, for further 

 rousing his bad temper is productive of no good 

 result. If punishment has to be resorted to, his rider 

 should be able to form an idea of what defence he will 

 be likely to offer by way of retaliation. If he is 

 inclined to rear, the cuts should be given well behind 

 the girth, and he should be kept on the turn to the 

 right, in order that he may not fix his hind legs, which 

 he would have to do in order to get up. If kicking be 

 his speciality, they should be applied on the shoulder, 

 while his head is held up as high as possible. If 

 punishment proves ineffectual, it should be discon- 

 tinued at once, as no woman cares to be the centre of 

 an admiring crowd while she is engaged in a fight 

 which, in nine cases out of ten, does more harm than 

 good. A man told me that he cured a bad jibber by 

 getting off him and throwing a lighted cracker under 

 him ; but such heroic measures had best not be under- 

 taken by a lady, who would be wise to hand over the 

 animal to a competent breaker if she wished to ride 

 him again. 



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This is a form of jibbing in which the horse tries to 

 get rid of his rider by pressing her against some con- 



