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plish. When it has been accomplished the driver 

 does as much work as the horse. To smack a 

 horse with the reins instead of using the whip 

 may be well enough for old Dobbin on the farm, 

 but it is a silly habit which hurts the horse, with- 

 out being effective for the purpose intended, 

 while it proves the driver to have no knowledge 

 of the business. Jerking on the reins, or rather 

 giving a pull and then letting them loose to make 

 a horse quicken his gait is unworthy even of a 

 peddler or a city huckster. 



Keep your eye on your horse. That is the most 

 important thing in driving. The driver is in com- 

 mand, and it is the horse's part to obey. This may 

 seem an unnecessary thing when jogging along 

 on a long clear road. But we should not jog along. 

 A brisk pace is the proper pace to drive at, and if 

 the road be very long a rest can be taken and no 

 time be lost, while if the journey be only seven or 

 eight miles the brisk pace reduces the time, and 

 the horse is Sooner in the stable and at rest. Pok- 

 ing along at a jog will in time ruin any horse. It 

 will spoil his style, detract from his speed, and 

 take ^.way his spirit. When a horse is taken along 



