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Avhich he may before have gone out at, the boy 

 should there persevere with him, to make him 

 keep his place in the string; and, if he finds it • 

 necessary, he should have recourse quickly to 

 such methods of correction as have already been 

 spoken of, with the additional aid (in his right or 

 left hand, whichever is found to be most conve- 

 nient) of his ashen plant, raised over his own head 

 or near to the colt's, and using occasionally rough 

 sort of language, in going along to the end of 

 the gallop. If the boy has been able to keep the 

 colt straight throughout the gallop to the end of 

 it, he should, after having pulled him up, notice 

 him a little, but not too much. If a thick crav- 

 ing rogue of a colt, or a hearty one, similarly 

 disposed, cannot be got the better of by the 

 treatment I have advised, further severities, as 

 having repeated recourse to blows, will seldom 

 be found to answer. Many a hearty colt may 

 become a little tricky merely from being too 

 fresh; such a colt only requires the quiet treat- 

 ment of a good riding boy, with an occasional 

 increase of work to steady him. 



It is to be understood, that all these young 

 ones are to be taught in turn, not only to lead 

 the class to which they belong, as well in walk- 



