76 PARK EIDING. 



do now the people of some parts of Africa. It 

 has a wonderful influence over the horse. 



The rider must look at the horse's head, not at 

 the object he shys at, or he may lose his balance. 



If a horse shies at, or shows dislike to, any 

 other animal — as a goat, dog, sheep, or other 

 quadruped — take the object of his aversion into 

 the stable, when he is feeding, and show him 

 that he has nothing to fear from its presence. 



Horses soon forgive bad usage. You can 



always bribe a horse by giving him something to 



eat; he is fond of carrots, apples, and other 



vegetables. 



Plunging, 



A horse only makes six or eight plunges ; to 

 sit them, is to cure them. It takes three days. 

 Keep his head up, take firm hold with the legs to 

 preserve your balance. With your right hand 

 prevent yourself being thrown, by occasionally 

 holding the pommel of saddle, and sit forward, 

 as in United Seat, to break the shock of kicking. 

 Twist and turn him. 



