A good horseman chooses his horse’s ground and his pace for him

A good horseman chooses his horse’s ground and his pace for him

A good horseman chooses his horse’s ground and his pace for him. To avoid a falling leaf a horse will put his foot over a precipice. When a horse has made a stumble, or is in difficulties at a fence, you cannot leave him too much at liberty, or be too quiet with him. Don’t believe the nonsense people talk about holding a horse up after he has stumbled.

Fonte: Tamming Horses