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preventative, should she detect any incipient at- 

 tempts in the animal to kick. 



Rearing is a bad vice, and in weak horses es- 

 pecially, a dangerous one. When the horse rears, 

 the rider must cease to bear upon the mouth, she 

 should lean her body well forward, towards his 

 neck, and with her right hand take hold of the 

 mane, to save herself from falling off, or pulling 

 the horse backwards upon her; as the horse comes 

 to the ground with his fore -feet, not before, she 

 should give him a few smart cuts with the whip 

 on his croup, to force him forward, and endeavor 

 to pull him round two or three times, and thus 

 divert him from his object ; the latter course may 

 also be adopted to prevent rearing, if the rider can 

 foresee the horse's intention. 



If a lady have the misfortune to be mounted on a 

 runaway horse, she may avoid evil consequences, 

 if she can but contrive to retain her self-possession. 

 She must endeavor also to retain her seat at 

 all hazards, sitting well back and perfectly quiet, 

 for the least symptom of alarm on her part, will 

 increase the terror, or determination of the horse. 

 She should not attempt to throw herself off the 

 horse, except in cases when the horse may be 

 taking her into imminent danger ; she should se- 

 parate her reins, holding the curb in her left hand, 

 and the snaffle in her right, and pull at each 



