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equilibrium of both will be disturbed, and he will find it 

 difficult to retain his seat. He should also be very careful 

 to make the circle true, and to let it form a part of the 

 daily lessons. 



Lesson XIL 



I am supposing the horse has hitherto been only ridden 

 in a school or training ground ; but if things have gone 

 right so far, it will now be proper to familiarize him with 

 objects which he will have to encounter out of doors ; for 

 which purpose he must be taken into the streets. And 

 no doubt, at first, he will hear and see many things that 

 will rather startle him ; but the rider must make great 

 allowances, soothing and confirming him with his voice 

 and hand, and also taking care to allow him as much rein 

 as is consistent with prudence; for if, on approaching 

 any thing he thinks will frighten the horse, he begins to 

 shorten the reins, as if he would hold him by force, he 

 causes more alarm than the object he fancies he is taking 

 precautions against ; and not only prevents the horse from 

 passing on quietly, were he even disposed to do so, but 

 frequently interprets the result of his own bad manage- 

 ment into obstinacy on the part of the horse, and punishes 

 him accordingly ; thus he does as much mischief by this 

 one act, as a good rider can repair in a month. 



A horse that has been uniformly treated with kindness 

 by his rider, will have such confidence in him, that he will 

 overcome his own fears in compliance with his master's 

 will, and thus will soon become familiar with any object 

 he may meet. 



Having gone through the foregoing lessons, I will 

 notice some of the habits that imperfectly trained horses 

 exhibit; and I will begin with what is termed Eestiveness. 

 Now although I have said I have some doubts about there 



