88 THE iMERRY GEE-GEE 



go to the right, It looks awfully wooden 

 to see the rider throwing his whip over 

 with his right hand and making futile 

 attempts to hit the horse on the left. 

 One stroke from the whip in the right 

 place and at the right moment has more 

 effect on the horse than twenty wrong 

 ones. A horse lifts the quarter you hit 

 him on ; thus, if a horse rears, catch him 

 inside his thigh If you can ; and if he 

 kicks, catch him a crack under the jaw. 



I am an advocate for the use of the 

 spur, as there are times when you cannot 

 use your whip, but can bring your spur 

 into play. For instance, you are riding 

 a sticky horse at a fence, the beggar is 

 trying to shirk it and bolt either way, 

 and it takes all your two hands to keep 

 him straight. Again, if a horse Is rear- 

 ing, and wants to go his own way, you 

 slide one arm round his neck to avoid 



