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necessary. If such an improvement in the breaking of 

 race horses was instituted, it would be also requisite to 

 give special tuition to the jockeys who were to ride them. 

 As the subject of riding, except as regards its connection 

 with breaking, is not within the province of this book, 

 I shall reserve this question for the next edition of Riding 

 071 the Flat and Across Country. 



Ability to rein-back, and even to passage, will in many 

 cases be valuable at the start of a race. Considering that five 

 or six short and easy lessons would be generally sufficient 

 to teach these accomplishments, as far as they are needed 

 for the purpose in view ; ignorance can alone be the cause of 

 neglect to impart them. The remarks made in Chapter VI. 

 on collecting the horse apply equally well here. 



The lady's horse. — Any horse which has been broken 

 in according to the principles I have laid down, will carry a 

 lady quietly ; although some animals will need circling with 

 the long reins, turning to the right on the forehand, and 

 work at the figure of 8, to teach them not to '•' edge away " 

 from the skirt to the right with the hind-quarters. The 

 following points will also need attention : — (i) As the 

 lady, from the peculiarities of her seat, is unable to keep her 

 hands sufficiently low, her horse should on no account carry 

 his head too high. (2) As a lady has not the advantage 

 of a leg on each side of her mount, her horse should "bend " 

 himself readily to the rein, and go collectedly without 

 requiring to be " pulled together." (3) He must be taught 

 to answer the touch of the whip behind the girth on the 

 off side in the same manner as he would do on feeling the 



