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a horse should be whipped up to an 

 object of which there Is a pretense of 

 fear, but the horse must never be struck 

 after he has passed on. 



I do not Hke a horse that has low 

 action, for he must trip, and he is likely, 

 sooner or later, to come down. A horse 

 stumbles when, through weakness, weari- 

 ness, or stiffness from age and work, he 

 is not able to recover himself from a trip. 

 He usually bears the evidence of his acci- 

 dent on his knees. 



A horse that stumbles from weakness 

 is not fit for saddle use. If the rider is 

 unfortunate enough to find himself 

 mounted upon a horse that gives indi- 

 cations of being insecure upon his feet, 

 he should demand free and lively action, 

 with rein and legs. The horse should 



