98 Corrections. 



Those, who imagine that a horse is to be cor- 

 rected only with the whip, are very much mistaken. 

 The aids and animations of the leg, the bridle- 

 hand, the body, and the voice, may be made suffi- 

 ciently severe to correct and render a horse obedi- 

 ent in all ordinary cases. Severe flogging seldom 

 produces any good effect; and, in most contests 

 between a horse and his rider, when both get out of 

 temper, the former usually gains some important 

 advantage. The best way to correct a horse is to 

 dishearten, and make him do what he would fain 

 avoid ; — not so much by force and obstinate reso- 

 lution, in contesting openly and directly with him, 

 when he is perfectly prepared to resist, as, by a 

 cool opposition and indirect means. There are 

 different methods of attaining the same end ; and 

 those which are the least obvious to the animal 

 should be adopted; a lady cannot rival him in 

 physical strength, but she may conquer him by 

 mere ingenuity, or subdue him by a calm, deter- 

 mined assumption of superior power. 



Corrections are of two sorts, You may punish 

 a horse with the whip ; you may punish him by 

 keeping him in a greater degree of subjection. 

 In all cases, a sensible rider will endeavor rather 

 to work upon the understanding of the creature, 

 than upon thedifferent parts of his body. 



