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side, turn him two or three times, letting your 

 heel and spur, if necessary, powerfully assist 

 your hand, before he can arm or defend him- 

 self against it. 



Finding themselves baffled in their defence, 

 some give it up and go on ; others will make 

 a more obstinate resistance. 



If he still refuse to go the way you want 

 him, you must studiously prevent his going 

 any other ; and if you find him set himself 

 against your endeavours to make him go for- 

 ward, immediately change your attack, turn 

 him about, and rein him backward. When 

 a horse sets himself against going forward, he 

 is easily compelled backward. 



Here his defence is again baffled, and this 

 is ever to be your rule — never to contend with 

 him on that point he is prepared to resist. 



In these contests, you must be collected, 

 and have an eye to the surrounding objects, 



