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heels. If a horse should at any time run 

 away with you, keep your seat whilst you can 

 do so, and whilst you have anything of a fair 

 road before you ; but if there is any danger 

 of your being thrown or losing your seat whilst 

 your foot is caught, then by all means ride 

 for a fall ; put your horse at something that 

 will bring him down, and when he is down 

 struggle on to his head, that he may not rise 

 until somebody has come to your assistance. 

 Of course the experiment is fraught with 

 excessive danger, but it is not certain death, 

 as the other alternative must undoubtedly be. 

 I cannot, however, wish you better than to 

 hope most fervently that you may never be 

 placed in a position which would necessitate 

 your making a choice between two such 

 mighty evils. Avoid riding strange horses. 

 No matter how accomphshed a horsewoman 

 you may become, do not be too ready to 

 comply with the request to try this or that 

 unknown mount. I have done it myself, 

 often, and probably shall again ; * but my 



* This was written previous to the accident which 

 has disabled me. 



