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rider's authority. A horse with much 

 temper may only be made worse by the 

 punishment he undoubtedly deserves; 

 therefore, forbearance and ingenuity 

 should be exercised to bring him into 

 submission. Discipline must be admin- 

 istered at the time of insubordination, 

 or it loses its meaning to the horse. It 

 is folly to postpone punishing him, for 

 then he fails to connect it with the act 

 of resistance which has provoked it. 



Another great mistake, and one to 

 be strongly censured, is that of vent- 

 ing one's impatience or temper on the 

 poor brute, which may be doing its best 

 to understand the clumsy and imperfect 

 commands of a cruel taskmaster. 



Having calmly decided that the horse 

 requires punishment, it should be given 

 in a firm and temperate manner, no more 

 severity being employed than is neces- 

 sary. However, the whip should fall 



