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horse and boy to the course, speak to the latter 

 much in the following way — " Frank, you must 

 mind to sit very still on your horse, and let him 

 go off as he likes, only endeavour as soon as you 

 can, and in as quiet a way as possible, to get an 

 easy steady pull at him; the sort of pull, you 

 know, must be with that degree of strength 

 which will best answer to keep him, while he is 

 going along, as collected in his stride as you can ; 

 and as soon as you find you have done this to 

 your wish, should you feel him getting at all 

 anxious to increase his pace, speak softly and 

 kindly to him, and endeavour now and then 

 gently to give and take with your reins to keep 

 his mouth alive, so that, if you find it necessary 

 to draw on him quietly, you may the more rea- 

 dily do so, with a view to keep him striding 

 quietly along the whole of the way home to the 

 passing of the rubbing-house. (See the situation 

 of the Rubbing House, in Plate the 3rd, Vol. I), 

 After which, give him a sufficient length of 

 ground to be pvdled up on, and give and take 

 with your reins in pulling him up, until he feels 

 inclined to stop almost of his own accord. Be 

 sure you do not pull rashly or suddenly at him, 

 with a view to stop him in a short length ; if you 

 do you will alarm him — a thing, of all others, 



