TRAINING. 



CHAPTER III.— RIDING THE YOUNG HORSE. 



The early lessons given to the young horse 

 will in a very great measure decide its future ; 

 for, although faults acquired in the ' breaking in ' 

 may be corrected, it is always better that all 

 resistances should be avoided from the start, and 

 an animal that has not learned to plunge or to 

 bolt before it is put into the suppling exercises 

 will, in all probability, make a safe, trustworthy, 

 and agreeable saddle-horse. 



I prefer to put the double bridle upon the 

 young horse, unless by reason of its growing 

 teeth the mouth is too tender ; but I use only 

 the snaffle, except when occasion demands the 

 employment of the severer bit. If the snaffle 

 bridle alone is used, there should also be placed 

 on the head of the horse a 'training halter,' so 

 that in case the animal throws up its nose the 

 band will assist the snaffle in lowering it. 



As the object of the rider should be to avoid 

 arousing resistances, he should not mount the 



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