CHAPTER I. 



HOW TO USE A HORSE. 



The whip and the spur are necessary 

 aids in the education of the horse, and 

 in compelling his obedience after he 

 has been trained. The whip should be 

 seldom used to inflict punishment, the 

 spurs never. For instance, if a horse 

 rears, the spurs must be employed to 

 force the action of the hind-quarters, and 

 so to drive him forward ; but having 

 brought about that result, they must not 

 be thrust into him to punish him for 

 rearing. The horse is to be taught that 



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