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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from On Horsemanship by Xenophon: [13] Lit. "if every time he performs the word of command he is led to
expect some relaxation."
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The topics hitherto considered have been: firstly, how to reduce the
chance of being cheated in the purchase of a colt or full-grown horse;
secondly, how to escape as much as possible the risk of injuring your
purchase by mishandling; and lastly, how to succeed in turning out a
horse possessed of all the qualities demanded by the cavalry soldier
for the purposes of war.
The time has come perhaps to add a few suggestions, in case the rider
should be called upon to deal with an animal either unduly spirited or
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