AND SCHOOL A HORSE. 6 



the girth may receive an injury. But 

 this is a rare vice, and a horse that 

 kicks is dangerous to approach, for 

 mounting or for any other purpose ; so 

 that it is hardly worth while to abandon 

 a system that is otherwise excellent, 

 because it does not apply to a very 

 small class of vicious brutes, that 

 should not be used for saddle under 

 any circumstances. 



On the other hand, nearly every 

 horse will paw with a fore-foot, if at all 

 impatient, and he who stands in front 

 of the shoulder of a horse is not secure 

 from injury. Among the other dis- 

 advantages of the generally adopted 

 method I may mention the follow- 

 ing :— 



1. The rider, standing in front of the 



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