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HORSE AND RIDER 



Nothing about riding is so im- 

 portant as making up your mind 

 to control your horse. A horse 

 knows whether its rider is afraid 

 of him or not. TTiis fear is con- 

 veyed to the horse by nervous use 

 of the reins, by stiffness of seat, 

 by the way the feet are moved in 

 the stirrups, by speech and by 

 other acts that actually disturb or 

 frighten the animal. 



When a rider gets on his horse 

 he must be sure that he intends 

 to manage his horse and not let 

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