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HORSE SENSE. 



which happens in front of him, forces him backward. It is well illustrated 

 in cuts No. 78 and 79, in handling an umbrella on horseback. When 

 the umbrella is back of the center of his body, and he takes fright, he 

 naturally tries to run, but by bringing the umbrella over his head, as 

 seen in cut No. 79, he stops instantly, and reverses his action so suddenly, 

 that we must be on our guard, or we will go over his head. 



A GOOD, CHEAP RIDING BRIDLE. 



It consists of a piece of quarter inch manilla, or cotton rope, from 

 six to eight feet long. By placing the middle part on top of the horses 

 head, drawing down on either side of the face and passing through the 

 mouth from each side, up on top of the neck, and, tying a knot at the 

 withers to keep froni dropping out of the mouth, we have a good riding 

 bridle, as illustrated in Cut No. ']T, down in front of the horse as well as 

 applied to his head. 



Cut No. 79. 

 BLINDING THE HORSE WITH AN UMBRELLA. 



Now, how much better it is to understand this law, and hold on to 

 the umbrella, until the horse finds he cannot get away from it, than to 

 throw it away at first fright, and ever after incline him to run away from 

 every object he is afraid of. 



We must not get in a hurry in the education of our horses, if we 

 would have them fully understand our meaning in all we do with them. 

 "Hurry often makes waste," and mistakes with the horse are very difficult 

 to correct. 



