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with his rider ; it is usually the old 

 offender who is guilty of this most 

 dangerous of vices. Although nearly 

 every young horse will rear at the 

 pressure of the bit, he will seldom rise 

 to a dangerous height, and he soon 

 ceases to offend in that way. A horse 

 must he corrected and put right, but 

 it is never necessary to resort to severe 

 punishments. Fortunately the horse is 

 an animal of one idea, and when he has 

 determined upon his line of opposition 

 he is easily circumvented and humbled. 

 If he refuses to turn to the right he 

 will be so intent upon opposing the 

 right rein that he may be turned 

 around to the left until he is confused, 

 when he will very gladly go in any 

 direction. If he decUnes to go forward 



