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ing ; and, when a horse finds his defences do 

 not avail, he wisely gives it over. 



The twisting a horse round a few times for 

 this vice will have its effect. 



Every horse has a favourite side, on which 

 he is prepared for defence ; your attack must, 

 consequently, be on his weak or unprepared 

 side, not only in this, but in every other in- 

 stance. If you seize a favourable opportunity 

 to attack his feeble side, and have the oppor- 

 tunity of twisting him without his power of 

 resistance, his astonishment and confusion 

 will deter him from farther contention, unless 

 you provoke it by ill timed correction, pas- 

 sion, and the like. 



Section IV. — Of Plunging. 



Plunging is seldom attempted by horses, 

 but at their first backing or breaking. It is 

 then attempted by some to a most violent 

 degree ; and k is so exhausting to the horse. 



