q6 the equilibrium. 



This will be experienced by anybody 

 riding a horse unaccustomed to the saddle, 

 and riding him again after the animal has 

 had some experience, not to say training. 

 The motion of the green horse is nearly 

 always dull, heavy, and uneven when first 

 mounted, and even the good rider finds 

 but little pleasure or comfort in the awk- 

 ward and disconnected movements of the 

 unbalanced horse, which carries an unac- 

 customed burden and is harassed by the 

 restraints of the bit. After a time, if he 

 rides the same horse frequently, he will 

 find things going more smoothly, and the 

 young rider will be apt to suppose that It 

 is because he Is ''getting used to the 

 horse." That is, in a measure, true, but it 

 is much more because the horse Is getting 

 used to move with the new burden on 



