Ridino^ the Youuq; Horse. 



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halt and resuming the forward movement, put- 

 ting it into a trot and bringing it back to a walk, 

 accustoming it to the pressure of the legs against 

 the flanks and even to light whip-taps behind the 



BENDING HEAD. 



girths to incite it to action. The hand should be 

 ready but light, and the colt's head should be 

 held well up. Plunging and bucking are the 

 only disorders w^iich are not due to the trainer's 

 mismanaofement, and these are the natural de- 



