has been accustomed to spurs, and finds that y.....
heels are not provided with these appendages, your cur
is very hopeless. We must allow Walker to point out
the course to be pursued with a restive horse. I te
persists in turning round, the rider must continue "to
attack his unguarded side, turn him two or three tin
and let the heel and spur, if necessary, assist the i..5,
before he can arm or defend himself against it. -
still refuse to go the right way, the rider must t
care that he go no other, and immediately change La
attack, turning him about and reining him backwar
which the horse is easily compelled to do when he -
himself against going forward. In these contests, &
rider must be collected, and have an eye to the s
rounding objects; for restive horses try their utr
to place their riders in awkward situations, by
ling to other horses, carriages, the foot-pavement,
houses, &c. In this case, the rider, instead of p.
him from the wall, must bend his head to it, by wi
his side next the wall is rendered concave, and
utmost endeavours to do injury are prevented. I
instant, therefore, that the rider perceives his br
sidling to any object, he must turn his head to
object, and back him from it. There are some here
who fix themselves like stocks, setting all endea
to move them at defiance. There, happily, ther
fence can in no way endanger the rider. It must,
ever, be converted to punishment. Let them
make no attempt to move them, and in a short spac
frequently less than a minute—they will move of tac.
selves."

have a much more delicate mouth than others, the required, the rider must keep him in his track by nature of the bridle must depend on circumstances. of pressure, a touch of the spur, and the hand. If In holding the reins, a union of firmness, gentleness, and lightness, is the essential requisite. The foregoing authority alludes to the manner in which the reins are to operate on the mouth of the animal :-" The hand being connected with the reins, the reins to the bit, the bit operating in the curb on the bars, and in the snaffle on the lips, the rider cannot move the hand, and scarcely even a finger, without the horse's mouth being more or less affected. This is called the correspondence. If, moreover, the hand be held steady, as the horse advances in the trot, the fingers will feel, by the contraction of the reins, a slight tug, occasioned by the cadence of every step; and this tug, by means of the correspondence, is reciprocally felt in the horse's mouth. This is called the appuy. While this relation is preserved between the hand and mouth, the horse is in perfect obedience to the rider, and the hand directs him, in any position or action, with such ease, that the horse seems to work by the will of the rider rather than by the power of his hand. This is called the support. Now, the correspondence or effective communication between the hand and mouth-the appuy, or strength of the operation in the mouth; the support, or aid, the hand gives in the position or action, are always maintained in the manège and all united paces. Without these, a horse is under no immediate control, as in the extended gallop or at full speed, where it may require a hundred yards to pull before we can stop him. The degree of correspondence, appuy, and support, depends, in horses otherwise similar, on the relative situation of the hand. The act of raising the rider's hand increases his power; and this, raising the horse's The same author recommends the rider to rea head, diminishes his power. The depressing of the perfectly cool in all these awkward circumsta rider's hand, on the contrary, diminishes his power;" When passion," he observes, "possesses the r and this, depressing the horse's head, increases his power. On these depend the unitedness or disunitedness in the action of the horse."

Much may be done to animate a horse, either in riding or drawing, by addressing a cheerful word to him, instead of the lashing and scolding with which he is too frequently visited. If a horse requires correction or urging by the whip, he should only be touched lightly behind the girth and saddle, never on any account on the head or in a fore part of the body. Some carters strike their horses with sticks over the head and legs, and yell to them like savages-two practices equally detestable, which we should be glad to see abolished. We have also seen riders so lost to humanity, as to whip their horses when restive over the head and ears. Should a rider find that his horse designs to baffle him, he must be pressed by the legs, urged lightly with the spur, and kept in his proper track, but not drawn up with the curb, or terrified by abuse.

The most common pace in road-riding is the trot, which in effect is a rapid walk, and most difficult for a rider to perform with address and a small degree of fatigue to himself. In slow trotting, the body should adhere to the saddle, and when it becomes fast or rough, the body may be raised at the proper moments to ease the jolting. This rising of the body, however, is to be a result of the horse's action, not an effort of the rider. The proper method is to rise and fall with the leading foot, the body rising from the seat when the leading foot is elevated, and falling when the foot sinks. Unskilful riders make an unnecessary effort by trying to rise and fall in the saddle.

it prevents that concord and unity taking place w
ever should subsist between the rider and his bre
He should always be disposed to amity, and rest
suffer the most obstinate resistance of the horse to f
him out of temper. If the contest does not deme
his utmost exertion of strength, he should be abre
hum a tune, or converse with the same composure a
indifference as though his horse were all obedieze
By these means, the instant a horse finds himself fr
he desists, having no provocation to contend far
and is abashed at his own weakness. It is the abse
of passion which, added to cool observation, makes !:
English the best riders and drivers in the world."

Neither in the above section nor elsewhere have ** said any thing of the accoutrements of the horse, në v articles of this kind must be left to the taste of party concerned. The harness made by all sadi ? is now both handsome and commodious, and so calculated for the comfort of the animals, that it wow. be superfluous to say any thing respecting it, furte than to recommend its being always kept clean glossy, and that it nowhere galls or presses undu's the animal's body. A properly bred and caret! treated horse, is proud of his harness as well as coat being kept in a good condition; and these, other points in the economy of this highly useful an mal, we press on the attention of all whose duty 2cludes the care of horses.

In concluding this comprehensive treatise, whi aspires only to be a manual for horse management ordinary circumstances, we have much pleasure in ferring for full information on the subject to a var In the course of either slow or fast riding, the horse of excellent treatises of recent date: among others may trouble his rider by plunging, shying, or restive-"The Horse," in the "Farmers' Series-Library ness. If he kick and plunge, sit upright, hold on by the legs, and do not vex him by any lashing; when let alone, he is not long in coming out of his freak. When he shies, or flies to one side, as if afraid of something, press him on the side to which he is flying, keep up his 1. and bring him into his track. Pressing both legs is sides will generally keep him from running 1. When he becomes restive, that is, turns d has a disinclination to go in the way he is

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