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knew the fact or not, something of a method was 

 employed before the horse was safe or easy to 

 ride, and it is possible that the horse in self- 

 defence sometimes picks up a proper bearing 



ELEVATION OF THE HEAD, MOUNTED. 



without the rider being aware of it. Any man 

 who has " broken " a colt must have seen how 

 awkward and rough-paced was the animal at first, 

 and how gradually it acquired a smoother and 

 better balanced mode of moving. The object of 



