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" Horses may be broken with much suc- 

 cess upon other principles — they have been 

 broken before M. Baucher's time — but no 

 work has thrown so much light upon horse 

 education ; no other method has taught such 

 simple and sure means^ nor presented a like 

 result with the same certainty. He who 

 would ride with safety and satisfaction ought 

 to be completely master of an obedient and 

 correct horse. To obtain this result, M. 

 Baucher gives the surest means, and points 

 out the shortest road. 



" The exact knowledge of the obstacles 

 which the horse presents to instruction; 

 the simple manner, easy to understand and 

 easy to execute, of making these obstacles 

 disappear, distinguish this method from all 

 preceding ones, and render it of the greatest 

 importance to all riders.. 



" The close relations that are established 

 between rider and horse give the former 



