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When a Horse is Collar-shy, or nervous about the 

 adjustment of the crupper, have the latter made to unbuckle, 

 and procure a collar that opens at the top. This is, of 

 course, in case of being unable to reassure the animal by 

 kindness. Put beating and scolding entirely aside ; they 

 have probably led to the evils that have to be cured. 



The Foot " Home " in the Stirrup was for long a 

 favourite theory of mine, and one which I myself practised 

 — especially when travelling long distances, or going the 

 pace,— but then, I always rode in a plain little racing 

 stirrup, made sufficiently wide to enable the foot to work 

 easily in it, so that there was no possibility of its " sticking," 

 or proving otherwise dangerous. Finding, however, that, 

 despite repeated warnings, ladies would persist in adopting 

 the various forms of so-called safety-stirrups, in which the 

 foot was absolutely embedded, the stuffing over the instep 

 helping to tighten the hold, I thought it safest and most 

 conscientious to discard my theory altogether and advo- 

 cate riding from the ball of the foot To keep perpetually 

 saying, " Do as I do," partakes rather of the egotistical and 

 self-sufficient, even where one may fairly add, " And no 

 harm will ensue," — but if, added to this, there is apparently 

 a strong desire on the part of those spoken to to have 

 their own way, it is surely wise to offer them such direc- 

 tions as will best obviate the chances of mishap. Here, 

 for instance, is an example of my meaning : Suppose that I 

 am in the habit of reading in bed, using a safety-lamp for 

 doing so, and I discover that it is a practice in my house- 



