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GOLDEN KULES. 



The following, which may be called golden 

 rules, are culled from the works of the great 

 masters who have written on the art of horse- 

 manship : — 



I. 



Never approach your horse in a passion, for 



anger never thinks of consequences, and forces us 

 to do what we afterwards repent. — Xenophon. 

 II. *t 



Always approach your horse sideways. — Idem. 



III. 

 A good seat on horseback should be in unity 



with the horse as one body. 



IV. 



In going over rough or bad ground keep your 

 body back and hand high. 



V. 



In jumping, always give the horse his head. 



