TURNING A HORSE. 



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If, on the contrary, the horse begins the turn while the inward 

 fore leg is on the ground, he will cross his legs and place 

 himself in an awkward if not a dangerous position. As, 

 luckily for us, horses take no pleasure in falling down, they 

 will rarely make a mistake in turning this way. At the 

 canter or gallop, there is a considerable amount of danger 



Fig. 200. Fig. 201. 



Turning a horse with the outward hand kept low. 



in trying to turn an ill-broken, horse to the side opposite to 

 that of his leading fore leg ; for he would then be liable to 

 cross his legs and come down ; but a well-taught animal 

 under similar conditions would change the leading leg of 

 his own accord, and would thus obviate all risk of making 

 a mistake. Some horses are naturally so clever that they 

 will do this without any previous instruction. 



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