Rules for Bad Horsemen

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Excerpt from Rules for Bad Horsemen: Hints to Inexpert Travellers, And Maxims Worth Remembering by the Most Experienced EquestriansApprehension seems to have gone abroad on the subject, and the reproach is as appli cable to the present generation of horsemen as it was to the former, for, if a young fel low can ride a fox-chase, or a horse-race, he thereupon considers himself a good horse man, ' and, what is still more provoking, he is so considered by others Of his own school. Should he have a horse he cannot manage, he will tell you, that he designs to tame h1m by hunting, that is to say, if he can once get him to go forward he will tire him for a time. But what end does this answer? None permanently, for, by a week's rest, the horse becomes as unruly as ever, and we are constrained to admit, that a man who cannot manage his horse in full con dition, cannot well be Said to manage him at.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.