jORROCKS ON ^UNTING 



" Youngsters should be cautious o' spurs ; 

 — they may use them wot is called inconti- 

 nently, and get into grief. I disagree with 

 Geoff ry Gambado, who recommends the free 

 use of them, as tendin' to keep the blood in 

 circulation and preventin' one's toes catchin' 

 cold. He recommends spurrin' i' the shoulder, 

 where he says an 'oss has most feelin', because 

 he has most weins ; adding, that by spurrin' 

 at his body, five times in six your labour is 

 lost ; for if you are a short man, you spur the 

 saddle-cloth only ; if a leggy one, you never 

 touch him at all ; and if middlin', the rider 

 wears out his own girths, without the 'oss being 

 a bit the better for it ; but my own opinion is, 

 that the less ingenuous youth uses them the 

 better. 



" Flattery is easier accomplished than wit, 

 and the meet is a place where butter, with 

 a little knowledge, will go a long way. All 

 masters of 'ounds like praise. Some are so 

 fond on it, that they butter themselves. If 



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