Vices. 101 



Should he repeat the turn, on the rider's at- 

 tempting to urge him on, she should pull him 

 round, on the same side three or four times, and 

 assist the power of the hand in so doing, by a 

 smart aid of the whip or the leg. While this is 

 doing, she must take, care to preserve her balance, 

 by an inclination of her body to the centre of the 

 circle described by the horse's head. 



The same plan may be pursued when a horse 

 endeavors to turn a corner, contrary to the wish 

 of his rider; and if he be successfully baffled, 

 three or four times, it is most probable that he will 

 not renew his endeavors. 



On the same principle, when a horse refuses to 

 advance, and whipping would increase his obsti- 

 nacy or make him rear, or bolt away in a different 

 direction, it is advisable to make him walk back- 

 ward, until he evinces a willingness to advance. 



A runaway might, in many instances, be cured 

 of his vice by being suffered to gallop unchecked, 

 and being urged forward, when he showed an in- 

 clination to abate his speed, rather than by at- 

 tempting to pull him in : but this remedy is, in 

 most situations, dangerous, even for men : and all 

 other means should be tried before it is resorted 

 to by a lady. Should our fair young reader have 

 the misfortune to be mounted on a runaway, she 

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