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rushing at her fences, and running her head anywhere ; 

 but she soon found out that she was mastered, and I 

 now ride her in a common bridle with the greatest 

 ease. When Mr Chadwick saw me on her one day 

 last season with Lord Anson's hounds, he observed 

 the Chpper was the only bridle that was ever made for 

 a hard-pulling hunter, as, with all its severity, it 

 never produced a dead mouth — which I certainly 

 found to be true. Of course it requires a light hand, 

 or danger would attend it at fences. 



