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there for a minute he will generally be glad 

 to pass on quietly. 



REAllING. 



When a horse rears he should be dealt 

 with calmly but with great severity. 

 Heroic remedies, such as breaking a water 

 bottle over his head, or even striking him 

 heavily between the ears with the butt of 

 a whip, are worse than useless. In point 

 of fact, they have been known, over and 

 over again, to cause an immediate rejDeti- 

 tion of the offence. Putting shot in his 

 ears, as some do, is shameful and punish- 

 able cruelty. If a roughrider can slip off 

 in time to pull him back with safety, and a 

 thorough castigation be there and then 

 administered, the result may be beneficial. 

 Certainly if a horse comes back he should 

 be well punished, but it is not necessary 

 to let him get so far. Let the rider carry 

 a very small, slight cane, and strike him 

 gently right and left on the ears when he 

 tries to rear, and there w411, as a rule, be 

 no further trouble for the time being. The 

 sound of a whip near his ears will after- 

 wards make him lower his head. In 

 ordinary riding, if a horse rears there is 



