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CHAPTEE IV. 



TEACHING THE COLT HIS PACES. 



Now that the colt has been mounted and more 

 or less mouthed during his fortnight's road 

 work, he must be taught his paces, viz., how to 

 walk, trot, canter, and gallop properly. Amb- 

 ling, pacing, and running not being in vogue 

 in this country, I shall make no mention of 

 them. 



The Walk. — It is of great importance to 

 teach a horse to walk well ; there is nothing 

 more disagreeable than riding a horse that 

 walks as if he was crawling to his own funeral, 

 or one which will not walk, but prefers to 

 shake the life out of you with a jig-jog. People 

 in this country do not place so much value on 

 the walk as they would if they had long jour- 

 neys to go. The Australians, on the contrary, 



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