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his back ; for, mind you, he feels an insidt as 

 much as you do. If a stranger were to jump 

 on your back, you would immediately resent 

 it by trying to get him off, and by fighting him ; 

 but if a friend were to do the same thing you 

 would laugh, and if you did not exactly enjoy the 

 joke, at any rate you would not resent it. The 

 same with the colt. If you get on his back and 

 urge him forward, he thinks you are taking 

 a liberty, and as such are an enemy, and there- 

 fore tries his best to get rid of you ; but on 

 the other hand, if you sit still and speak kindly 

 to liim, he will recognise your action as that 

 of a friend, although he may not actually laugh. 

 After having sat on him a few minutes, you 

 may get off, but very quietly, so as not to 

 frighten him. Eelease your right foot from the 

 stirrup, keep the leg from the animal's side, 

 and raise it to a level with his back, then 

 gradually lower it on the near side until you 

 are standing in the near stirrup. Pause here a 

 few seconds, make much of him, and then lower 

 yourself to the ground, take your left foot out 



