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an extraordinary natural share of that curious 

 and indefinable quality which, for want of a 

 better name, may be termed Physical Tact. 

 But its distinguishing peculiarity is, that any 

 man who knows how to manage an ordi- 

 nary horse may apply it to a certain extent. 

 Captain Nolan, an excellent judge and an 

 experienced teacher of horsemanship, has 

 declared his conviction that, by carefully ob- 

 serving M. Baucher's elementary precepts, an 

 average horseman may, in about three months, 

 bring an average horse to a degree of supple- 

 ness quite sufficient for all ordinary purposes. 

 In what manner this can best be done we will 

 now proceed to consider. 



i . Balancing the Horse. c One thing at a 

 time' is the golden rule whose observance 

 distinguishes M. Baucher's system from all 

 its predecessors. First get complete com- 

 mand of your horse's attitude when at a halt, 

 and then try to ride him on the move with- 

 out letting him escape from your power. 

 Pursue the same principle in order to get 

 command of him when at a halt ; that is to 

 say, effect your purpose by getting command 



