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CHAPTER XVI. 



RIDING AND DRIVING THE NEWLY-BROKEN HORSE. 



HAVING made the horse as perfect as we can on 

 foot, we should complete his education by riding 

 him with skill and judgment. If we find that he 

 shews signs of becoming unruly, or of recom- 

 mencing some of his old tricks, it is far better to get 

 off, and make him steady, in the manner before 

 detailed, before proceeding further ; than to risk 

 any chance of a defeat while on his back. If he 

 happen to develop such symptoms, we may feel 

 assured that the fault is on our side, in having 

 carried out his instruction on foot, in an imperfect 

 manner. As I accord unqualified admiration for 

 our best English and Irish styles of riding, whether 



