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calm presence of mind and a little energy, this trick 

 may be fought without too much annoyance. In 

 this case also the great thing is to hinder the horse 

 from stopping, by keeping his head up ; and, if, in 

 spite of the rider, he gets it down and his legs braced 

 in front of him, she should lean very far back and 

 strike one or two vigorous blows with her whip on 

 the lower part of the neck where it joins the chest, 

 trying at the same time to lift the head with the reins. 



Some teachers recommend using the whip on the 

 flank, as in rearing, and I usually do this myself; 

 but I have always noticed that the horse kicks again 

 at least once while going forward; so I do not recom- 

 mend this for a lady. 



In bucking, the horse puts his head down, stiffens 

 his fore legs, draws his hind legs somewhat under 

 him, and jumps forward, coming down on all four 

 feet at once, and jumping again almost immediately. 



Without being particularly dangerous, this vice is 

 very unpleasant, as it jars the rider terribly. To neu- 

 tralize the shock, therefore, as much as she can, she 

 must sit very far back, lean her body back, lift her 

 hands vigorously, and try to make her horse go for- 

 ward and slightly to the right. 



When a horse refuses to slacken his pace, or to 

 stop when his rider wishes it, he is running away 

 with her, and he does this progressively — that is, if he 

 is at a walk he will not stop when he feels the bit, but 

 shakes his head, quickens his pace to a trot, throws 

 his head into the air, or holds it down, bearing against 



