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(defending himself against the heaviness of the 

 hand." 



Horses addicted to this vice show it in many 

 different ways. The way to cure it is holding the 

 reins in left hand, to divide them by the right 

 hand, drawing the right rein a little out. Should 

 the horse turn suddenly, it would be of no use to 

 prevent his turning that way ; you must turn 

 him completely round the way he turns, and 

 apply the whip on the weak side, until he arrives 

 at the same place from which he started ; if he 

 repeats the turn, pull him round two or three 

 times with much firmness. Follow the same 

 plan any other way in which he may show his 

 tricks — as turning a corner, or trying to turn into 

 a street or road, against the way you wish to go — 

 (and here again we must remind the reader at 

 the risk to ourselves of being guilty of repetition, 

 for which we have no excuse to offer, but that 

 we think good advice cannot be too often given), 

 to preserve his balance whilst turning, by bear- 



