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at the commencement will soon teach the 

 animal that the fences cannot be thrown down, 

 but that to elude a ' spill ' they must be cleared 

 properly. The colt should be ridden very 

 quietly at his fences, his head should be toler- 

 ably slack, and every endeavour on the part of 

 the rider should be brought into play to get 

 the young animal to fence as quietly as he 

 would canter over a field ; bv these means 

 rushing at fences is overcome, or rather not 

 taught, and in the event of a slip or fall the 

 animal has a good chance of recovering him- 

 self, having the free use of his head and the 

 pace being moderate. One constantly hears of 

 such and such a rider being very good, owing 

 to his being able to lift his horse at his fences. 

 Can a man lift a horse when he is on his back P 

 Could a man — booted and spurred if you like 

 — seated across a form or chair with his feet 

 off the ground, lift it ? It is a perfect impossi- 

 bility for a man to lift his horse at a fence, and 

 those people who are in the habit of using this 

 expression evidently do not think of what they 



