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GENERAL NOTES. 



This use of the spur renders the horse 

 very docile and steady, and the sharp spur 

 may be superseded by the blunt rowel, so 

 that the aid shall not have even the ap- 

 pearance of cruelty. 



Many horses are dangerous to a spur- 

 red rider until they have been trained to 

 the sharp rowel In this or In some similar 

 way. And no horse Is under proper con- 

 trol until he will bear the spur without 

 trying to force the hand. 



The spur should never be delivered by 

 a thrust or kick, but by carrying back the 

 leg until the rowel touches the flank of 

 the horse, and applied with such force as 

 is necessary by lowering the toe. 



The spur may In this way be given 

 with all required celerity, and without 

 throwing the horse out of his balance, 



