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the horse's head straight and run on are the 

 right things to do. 



It may perhaps be thought unnecessary to 

 have insisted as I have on some of these details. 

 It will be said that no gentleman would think of 

 behaving as I have suggested. I do not for a 

 moment suppose that he would think of doing so. 

 But amongst the transgressors there are many who 

 are certainly gentlemen and the explanation 

 is that they act without thinking, copying the 

 example of some of those promoted stable boys 

 whose heads have been turned by their certainly 

 well-merited but som.ewhat rapid success. As a 

 rule they are well-behaved fellows enough till they 

 are spoiled, and it may fairly be said that if there 

 had ever been a proper discipline maintained in 

 the show ring they would have been better and 

 happier men. 



Example can do much, and so can precept, 

 and it is simple enough for a gentleman to insist 

 that his servant behaves in the show ring with the 

 same propriety as he does himself. 



