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the course of instruction which I was able to 

 give to my more recent classes, was far more 

 extensive, and of better proved utility, than what 

 I had to offer at the beginning of my travels. 

 The great want which I had, at first, felt was a 

 method by which a person could secure and 

 handle, with perfect safety, any horse, no matter 

 how vicious he might be. However, after many 

 kicks, a few bites, and several lucky escapes, I 

 was able to perfect the required method, which 

 is so simple, that the only wonder is that I did 

 not think of it before. I may explain that the 

 Australian horses met with in India, where they 

 form a considerable proportion of the animals 

 used for riding and driving, are far more 

 dangerous and difficult to handle and control, 

 than British stock. Had I remained in England 

 all my life, I should not have acquired a quarter 

 of the experience of vicious horses I was afforded, 

 during the time I lately spent in India. It goes 

 almost without saying, that the harder the pupil 



