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THE CARE OF HORSES 



Give them one that can go, but avoid all fatigue or 

 fear. Let them learn how to ride first and fall after- 

 wards, when they are able to distinguish whether 

 the fall is their own fault or their pony's. My grand- 

 father used to say : ' Sit to fall, boys, but don't let 

 me hear of your falling off.' Ride easily, but always 



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FIG. 28.— A YOUNG EXPERT. 



{Miss Nolle. 



be prepared for the unexpected. On one occasion 

 I was cantering very smartly with this little fellow 

 over a piece of common land at too good a pace to 

 pull up sharp, when a big ditch suddenly appeared 

 in front of us. Over went our horses, but the child 

 — very small for his age he was, too — never budged 



