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sters. Tlie control of the horse lies more in the 

 proper gaiting- and balancing and therefore in the 

 resulting confidence of the horse in the man be- 

 hind him than it does in the holders on the lines. 

 Each animal may be taken as a specific case, but 

 the principles herein upheld will apply to any de- 

 fect in gait. How to apply them well and sensibly 

 will demand a thorough investigation of the loco- 

 motion of that particular animal. 



