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In riding a horse that is predisposed 

 toward running away the rider should always 

 keep a firm hold of the reins in order to be 

 able, at any moment, to counteract his first 

 forward jump. The safest way to impede a 

 horse when he is actually running away is to 

 seize one rein with two hands, and with a 

 succession of yanks, with short intervals be- 

 tween, bring his head around to one side. In 

 this position it is physically impossible for 

 the horse to run so fast, and the position of 

 his head will give him the tendency to circle 

 in the direction toward which his head is 

 pointed. In this way some sort of control is 

 obtained, and any control, no matter how 

 slight, is advantageous, because the psychol- 

 ogy of the horse is such that, as soon as any 

 sense of restraint is recognized, the animal is 

 inclined to resume making concessions to the 

 will of his rider. 



In the spring of 1912 or thereabouts, the 

 Rancho Del Paso, which for a long time had 

 belonged to the Haggin Estate, was sold, and 

 the remnants of the thoroughbred horses 

 there were shipped to the Stockdale Ranch 

 at Bakersfield. 



In their veins ran the blood of Salvator 

 and of many other famous race horses that 

 for long years on the American turf had car- 

 ried the Haggin colors to victory. 



The younger horses of this shipment ran 



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