Show SKILL VS STRENGTH A HORSE strength has nothing to do with hands or rather it is a distinct drawback to their acquirement the weakling must use other means to attain his ends the strong man disdains the delicate effects which make for everything of the best m horsemanship A little eighty pound boy will control perfectly a rattlebrained rattle brained ance hordo that no man could hold by main strength a slight woman will guide four horaces Us few men can it Is the combination of the attributes named that enables them to do it appropriate bitting haa much to do with success but tho novice Is apt to proceed to the extremes of severity in his desire to get that delicacy of touch and promptness of response which he thinks should follow sharp restraint the reverse of this should always be the rule and the hors should be constantly tried with lighter bitting effects until the least possible restraint is employed hands and mouths vary from day to day an cording to various circumstances of irritability and sensitiveness and no one arrangement iff likely to be for the best interests of both biped and quadruped A balanced horse Is always a light mouthed horse and it is up to the or rider to fand what best brings about this N balanced horse can ln balance 14 |