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superior judgment or experience. I do not 

 hesitate to acknowledge his authority as ple- 

 nary and conclusive, so far as the interest of 

 the horse alone is concerned. But it must be 

 remembered that I have at present something 

 more to bear in mind. I have to consider, 

 not merely how the English horse can be most 

 effectually educated, but how far the English 

 horseman can be persuaded to take the trouble 

 of educating him. If we insist too rigorously 

 upon getting our horses suppled in the best 

 possible manner, the end of it will be that we 

 shall not get them suppled at all. 



M. Baucher would undertake to supple the 

 young horse as soon as he has been success- 

 fully broken. He would begin by bending 

 his neck with the bit, first sideways and then 

 directly. He would then proceed to supple 

 his haunches by circling him, first on the fore- 

 hand and next on the hind quarters. He 

 would afterwards get him completely in hand 

 by reining him back and by using the spur at 

 the halt. And finally he would ride him at 

 the collected walk, trot and gallop succes- 

 sively ; including, of course, lessons in cir- 

 cling on the move, passaging and cantering 



