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splendid equestrian science which at once makes itself 

 apparent in the finished horseman, in the eyes of men, 

 and in the feeHngs and instincts of horses. A finished 

 horseman is known by men from his attitude in the 

 saddle and general bearing on the horse ; by horses, 

 from his whole touch and powerful influence on their 

 sensitive and peculiar temperaments. 



But no one can acquire any such mastery over the 

 horse by theory, nor will he ever acquire it through a 

 charmel likely to impart such mischievous misgivings 

 as impatience and harsh treatment. At all times 

 general kindness must be exercised, and with per- 

 severance and a steady nerve all these attainments 

 which have been mentioned will naturally follow. 

 *' Rome was not built in a day." No more can such 

 attainments be acquired in a day, or a week either, but 

 if the suggested methods are steadily prosecuted the 

 results will far exceed the highest anticipations. 



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