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when a horse should be whipped up to 

 an object of which there is a pretence 

 of fear, but the horse must never be 

 struck after he has passed on. 



I do not Hke a horse that has low 

 action, for he must trip, and he is 

 likely, sooner or later, to come down. 

 A horse stumbles when, through weak- 

 ness, weariness, or stiffness from age 

 and work, he is not able to recover 

 himseK from a trip. He usually bears 

 the evidence of his accident on his 

 knees. 



A horse that stumbles from weakness 

 is not fit for saddle use. If the rider 

 is unfortunate enough to find himself 

 mounted upon a horse that gives in- 

 dications of being insecure upon his 

 feet, he should demand free and lively 



