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prescribed to him without the least friction. To 

 respond to a kindly rider's wants seems to be a 

 pride and a pleasure to him instead of a task. 



Among the most agreeable incidents of horse- 

 training is the evident delight which the horse 

 takes in learning, the appreciation with which he 

 receives your praise, and the confiding willing- 

 ness with which he performs airs requiring the 

 greatest exertion, and often a painful application 

 of the spur, without any idea of resistance or re- 

 sentment, even when his strength, endurance, 

 intelligence, and good temper are taxed to the 

 severest degree. I have sometimes wondered at 

 a patience, which I myself could never have ex- 

 hibited, in a creature which could so readily re- 

 fuse the demands made upon him, as well as at 

 the manifest pleasure he will take in the simple 

 reward of a gentle word. 



There is much difference in the nomencla- 

 ture of horse-training. Unless one needs to be 

 specific, as in describing the methods of the 

 Haute Ecole, " in hand " and " collected " are fre- 

 quently used interchangeably. But they should 

 really be distinct in meaning, " in hand " being 

 the response to the bit, " collected," the response 

 to bit and legs, and " in poise," a very close posi- 

 tion of equilibrium, preceding the most difficult 

 movements of the School. 



Now, in order to get Penelope accustomed to 



