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and although he may not be able to clear 

 himself of the horse, he will, at least, 

 avoid coming down under the saddle. 



If a horse is shy at passing an object, 

 he can generally be made to proceed by 

 turning his head away, and passing him 

 along with the spur that is opposite to 

 the object, as in traversing. If he is a 

 young horse, and has not been mal- 

 treated, he will usually face that which 

 has caused his alarm if he is allowed to 

 take as much room as the way offers. 

 The rider should avoid taking notice of 

 the horse's fright, as any nervousness on 

 the part of the rider will confirm the 

 horse in the opinion that there is danger. 

 If a horse takes alarm on the road at 

 things with which he is familiar, it is 

 either through defective eyesight, or be- 



