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properly imprinted on the mind of the horse he 

 readily understands and obeys. Such is the 

 docility of a well-broke horse that he will remain 

 constantly on the alert to obey his rider's will as 

 expressed by these means; and it is indisputable 

 that a person ignorant of the science by which a 

 horse is brought under control and rendered 

 obedient to man's will can never use his powers 

 with advantage to himself or his horse. The 

 horse has been taught to perform certain actions 

 by particular motions of the rider's hand and heel, 

 and ignorance of these motions or signs, brings a 

 rider into constant antagonism to his horse and 

 destroys all the pleasure to be derived from riding. 

 For example, if I wish my horse to execute the 

 passage, or side movement, and I make that 

 motion of the hand which he interprets to be the 

 sign of my wish to gallop, he will go into a gallop ; 

 and when I pull him for obeying my will as 

 expressed by the sign I gave him, how is he to 

 know what I really wish him to do? or how 

 am I to communicate to him my wish to passage 



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