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young men, whose eagernese prompts them to 

 be foremost in the sport, regardless of the 

 diingcrs^tbat too frequently attend the spirit of 

 emulation in sueh exercises. It becomes the 

 duty, therefore, of those VvVio have already 

 been initiated to point out, eit'ier by precept or 

 example, the means that should be adopted by ^ 

 their successors to guard themselves against 

 the consequences of- precipitancy in matters 

 that require all their care; for by the inadver- 

 tency of a moment the most dreadful pains 

 and penalties have been inflicted, that have 

 only ceased with life. He who attempts to vie 

 with the experienced, should at least have a 

 degree of maturity to assist him ; and he who 

 is most mature should never be unmindful of 

 danger. We have digressed so far, in order to 

 shev/ the necessity of caution in violent pur- 

 suits j and by attending to the maxim, many 

 bad consequences will be averted. "We now 

 proceed on the subject. 



As the rise in this leap is not great, the de- 

 scent v.ill neither "be very violent nor rapid; 

 there Vvdli consequently be no occasion to check 

 the horse forcibly v/ith the bridle. It will be 

 suilicient to let him feel the bit moderately, and 



