AND SCHOOL A HORSE. 3 



the man standing at 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 other- 

 wise 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 im- 

 patient, and he who stands in front of 

 the shoulder of a horse is not secure from 

 injury. Among the other disadvantages 

 of the generally adopted method, I may 

 mention the following : — 



1. The rider, standing in front of the 

 shoulder of the horse, may be 



