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him. It is not improbable that upon the 

 third or fourth day that he is mounted, 

 he will, on being taken beyond his usual 

 limits, show some disinclination to yield 

 to the will of the rider, and refuse to go 

 in a direction for which he has some dis- 

 like. No violence should be resorted to 

 in such a case ; but if he will not answer 

 the bit and the pressure of the legs, he 

 may be led by some one who should be 

 at hand in these early lessons to assist 

 the trainer. 



The snaffle alone should be used at 

 first, and the rider should hold his hand 

 high or low, as the horse bears down or 

 raises his head. He should be ridden in 

 this bit until he readily answers to it, 

 and the rider should teach him, as early 

 as possible, to go forward at the pressure 



