Horsemanship; Or, the Art of Riding and Managing a Horse e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The chief reason why the old system still so generally prevails'is, the great cost of time and money attendant upon a continued series of lessons at the schools; and the cause of our having so many badly trained and ill conditioned horses, 15 the lack of knowledge of the science Of horsemanship and horsebreaking among the generality of horsebreakers themselves. There is scarcely a groom in the land who does not consider himself a most excellent horseman, and competent to be a perfect horsebreaker. If he has served an apprentice ship in connection with a racing stud, his educatlon Is deemed complete; the diploma cannot be controverted, and he becomes the oracle of the surrounding country.