GENERAL NOTES. 



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the aid, and a blunt spur will be all that is 

 required should he hang back a little at 

 times. But it is first necessary that he 

 should submit to the application of the 

 sharp rowel without either bolting or 

 showing resentment. Horses of even the 

 most nervous temperament may be taught 

 to submit to' the spur after a few lessons 

 given in the following manner: — 



While at the walking pace the rider 

 will gently press his unarmed heels against 

 the sides of the horse, and restrain in- 

 creased speed or restlessness by a light 

 hand and soothino: words. When the 

 horse will suffer the pressure of the heels 

 without making an effort to go beyond 

 the limits placed by the hand, the rider 

 will, In the same way, accustom the animal 

 to the application of the spur. 



