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time ; or, at all events, lie can only 

 do so in a spasmodic and interrupted 

 fashion, which does not leave him the 

 chance of concentrating his energy upon 

 getting you off. 



I bought a horse, five years old, this 

 summer, at a cheap rate, because he was 

 difficult to ride. It happened that I was 

 away from home for a month, so that, 

 as he was fed on oats and out at grass, 

 he had a good chance of being tolerably 

 '' fresh " on my return. Having great 

 confidence in this bridle, I had him out 

 in a field, without any lunging or 

 preparation, put the saddle and bridle 

 on him, added the Indian bridle, and got 

 up quietly. Knowing him to be a 

 determined bucker, especially at starting, 



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