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importance, the most certain means of mak- 

 ing the rider perfectly in harmony with his 

 horse, so that they can understand and mu- 

 tually trust one another, in such a way that 

 the horse obeys as punctually as the rider 

 guides him skilfully. In place of being 

 obliged to break every horse after our ow^n 

 particular fashion, we will only, thanks to 

 this method, have to occupy ourselves with 

 one horse, for it teaches us that the same 

 means are applicable to all horses. It is 

 unnecessary to enumerate the advantages 

 which the instruction of the rider gains from 

 it, for he escapes the martyrdom of the les- 

 sons being given him on awkward badly- 

 broken horses. Eiders will sooner become 

 masters of these managed horses, and will 

 acquire in six weeks a seat that will come 

 of itself, and their touch will be developed 

 much more quickly. 



^^ Finally, men learn very quickly to put 



