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to say nothing about getting run away with ; my horses, 

 upon those occasions, always got away, for I never had 

 strength enough to hold them in. Many a day's sport I 

 have had at the expense of a fractured limb, but I would 

 give a great deal to go through it all again. Do not mis- 

 take me and think for a moment that I enjoy being run 

 away with, for I do not, and that is the only time that I 

 feel defeated and in anything but a happy mood. The 

 excitement of the chase, the company you meet, and the 

 house you belong to, seem to inspire a greater courage 

 to dare to do what one has never done before. Speaking 

 about runaways, that reminds me that I have been often 

 asked by many what should a man do if a horse should 

 run away with him. It is amusing to hear the remarks 

 of some people as to what they should do. One man 

 says run the horse into a fence. Now I will give you my 

 advice. If a horse ran away with me, I should pray that 

 he might take me to a better place than the one I had 

 left. Now dear readers it is a very hard matter to say 

 what any one would do in such a case, but it is easier to 

 say what should be done. My advice is that if a horse 

 should run away in the city, use all your strength to stop 

 him before he runs very far, by taking hold of the snaffle 

 reins in each hand, sawing hard at his mouth left and 

 right, at the same time try and turn his head gradually to 

 the left and then round to the right, the object in turning 

 the horse's head is to try and get him off his stride, and 

 every little while call out "whoa l)oy." If your horse 



