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moving hand or leg, that the horse is never 

 alarmed, thinks nothing of it at first, and 

 thus I go on gradually increasing the dose, 

 till he takes as much as is " necessary " 

 and " cannot help himself." 



16. — When do you know that the horse has 

 taken as much as is " necessary " ? 



When I feel the horse so buoyant and 

 light under me, that I can make him 

 spring forward, rein back, or turn to any 

 side and with perfect ease. 



17. — And how is it that he *' cannot help 



himself" ? 



Because I have made myself master, by 

 degrees, of all his strong places, being care- 

 ful to attack them one by one, and never 

 attempt No. 2 till I was in full possession 

 of No. 1. 



18. — Then, according to your showing, you 

 first make yourself master of the fore- 

 hand, then of the haunches, and then 

 you combine the play of both by " reining 

 back," and using the spur. Do you 

 now consider yourself master of your 

 horse ? 

 Yes, I do. 



