. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. 204 he thus vanquishes a timid driver, he will repeat the trick till it becomes habitual. The first repulse at starting, should lead to close examination of the collar; and indeed, it is a useful practice, to see that "all is right" at every journey: unsound reins or traces may lead to serious mischief, with the most quiet team. It is not out of place to notice the injudicious manner of many riders, in managing their bridle on hilly roads. I lived at Hampstead for several years, and had ample opportunity of observing this.
. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. 204 he thus vanquishes a timid driver, he will repeat the trick till it becomes habitual. The first repulse at starting, should lead to close examination of the collar; and indeed, it is a useful practice, to see that "all is right" at every journey: unsound reins or traces may lead to serious mischief, with the most quiet team. It is not out of place to notice the injudicious manner of many riders, in managing their bridle on hilly roads. I lived at Hampstead for several years, and had ample opportunity of observing this. It was quite proverbial among us that a man was not free of the road, who had not paid the penalty of three falls. I believe, that during my five years' residence, I was the only daily traveller upon it who could not claim his ,y-*--Z^-v.^"/^3=^- <:9^ '^Kv:,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stephen, George, Sir, 1794-1879. London : Saunders and Otley
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