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be immediately manoeuvred by the hands, by 

 turning about and about, reining back, and 

 the like, till he finds his designs frustrated ; 

 he will then, finding he can go no other, 

 reluctantly go your way ; and when you pre- 

 sent his head for that purpose, you may 

 apply the whip or spurs sharply, compelling 

 him at last to obey that which he at first 

 refused. 



Whatever passion possesses the rider, it 

 prevents that concord and unity taking place, 

 which ever should subsist between the rider 

 and the horse. The rider therefore must 

 always be disposed to amity, and should 

 never suffer the most obstinate resistance of 

 the horse, to put him out of temper. If the 

 contest do not demand his utmost exertion of 

 strength, he should be able to hum a tune, 

 or converse with the same composure and 

 indifference as though the horse were all 

 obedience. By this means, the instant a 

 horse finds himself foiled, he desists, having 

 no provocation to contend farther, and is 

 abashed at his own weakness, 



