SHYING. 



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afraid of, you should never allow him to go faster than 

 a walk. 



By following the above instructions, in a short 

 time you will have a horse that will go nearer the 

 object that he is afraid of, when he hears your voice, 

 instead of shying away from it. I will call your atten- 

 tion to another error that people almost invariably 

 make when driving shying horses: When the horse 

 shies from an object they will pull the lines nearest 

 the object, while they should always pull the oppo- 

 site line first. For instance, if your horse shies at some- 

 thing on the near side, you should pull the off line 

 first. By pulling the line nearest the object, you simply 

 pull the head around to one side, and throw the body 

 further away from the object. When you pull the 

 line on the opposite side it throws the body nearer the 

 object, and brings the head and neck straight with the 

 body. You can never control you horse when his head 

 is twisted around to one side. Always try to keep his 

 head and neck in a straight line with his body. 



