AND SCHOOL A HORSE. 6i 



By the time he is ready to bear the 

 weight of the rider he sliould be per- 

 fectly familiar with the stable, and sliould 

 submit to all the manipulations of the 

 groom. At three years of age, if he be a 

 well-developed colt, he may be mounted 

 by some one whom he well knows, and 

 induced to go forward a few steps. In 

 all of his previous education, and par- 

 ticularly at this juncture, he should be 

 treated with firmness but great gentle- 

 ness, and he should be encouraged by 

 hand and voice whenever his conduct 

 deserves approval. 



If he has been treated as I advise, he 

 will not be likely to show any restiveness 

 on the occasion of his being mounted for 

 the first time, and the trainer will per- 

 haps never experience any trouble with 



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