THE START 



single day when the weather per- 

 mitted. 



"Will I fall off ?" How many 

 beginners have this as a more or 

 less continuous fear! What if 

 you do fall off! As one rides 

 more and more it comes home to 

 him that there is nothing terrible 

 in being * 'thrown." Therefore 

 forget about falling off and learn 

 to make your horse do what you 

 w^ant him to do. And I might 

 add, moreover, that there is an 

 old saying that no one becomes a 

 good rider until thrown at least 

 three times. 



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