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which, from tliis sort of thing, would soon become 

 insensible to the pressure applied to it; the effect 

 of which would be that the horse would have the pull 

 upon the rider, and would, moreover, have the power 

 of breaking way or bolting with the rider whenever 

 he is so inclined. The horse, in doing this, might 

 make too free with himself, both in the pace and 

 length, from which he is likely to be overmarked, and 

 get uncollected and quite abroad in his stride. In 

 short, to use the common phrase of the stables, the 

 horse becomes what is called a " spread eagle." 



In my instructions given to the boy in riding, I have 

 observed that although it may be necessary for him 

 occasionally to make use of his legs and arms when 

 riding a horse that may require his so doing, he must 

 move his body as little as possible. But as this matter 

 seems to call for some further explanation, it may not 

 be out of place here to point out more fully what I 

 mean relative to this subject. 



There are a few instances in which the boy in riding 

 is at times necessitated to move his body from the 

 upright position in which I ha\'e already directed he 

 is generally to keep it; but this very much depends on 

 the sort of horse he is riding. 



The position a boy fist puts himself into when he is 

 endeavouring to set his horse on his legs to start him, 

 either in the commencement of his gallop or sweat, is 

 that of moving his body forward over the horse's with- 

 ers or part of his neck. The horse, if he has been any 

 time in training, knows, by this movement of the rider, 



