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demanded. Until he does his work honestly and 

 well, the less petting he gets the better ; for he is 

 an animal that is very apt to become headstrong 

 and fractious, by a small amount of indulgence in his 

 own way. I entirely deprecate any fighting with 

 the horse, or punishment with whip and spur, which 

 he can resist ; but I insist on the necessity — after 

 proving to the horse that he has nothing to fear, 

 and after teaching him to understand one's wishes — 

 of shewing that he must obey. I shall endeavour, 

 in due course, to explain to the reader how such 

 obedience can be peremptorily enforced. 



The rough and ready style of breaking, — The 

 method of reducing a horse to discipline, by forcibly 

 securing him, getting on his back, and sticking on 

 until he bucks himself to a standstill, is applicable 

 only to unbroken animals of a more or less mature 

 age, whose owners demand nothing further, than to 

 have them made ** quiet to ride." The objections to 

 this method, as far as I can see, are : that it is not 



