Without instruction he would break his horse’s knees

<h2>Without instruction he would break his horse’s knees</h2><br>
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<p>If, however, a man, however clever with horses, were to attempt to
perform the operations without other instruction than that contained in
the American pamphlet, he would infallibly break his horse’s knees, and
probably get his toes trodden on, his eyes blacked, and his arm
dislocated for all these accidents have happened within my own
knowledge to rash experimentalists; while under proper instructions, not
only have stout and gouty noblemen succeeded perfectly, but the
slight-built, professional horsewoman, Miss Gilbert, has conquered
thorough-bred colts and fighting Arabs, and a young and beautiful
peeress has taken off her bonnet before going to a morning <i>féte</i>, and
in ten minutes laid a full-sized horse prostrate and helpless as a sheep
in the hands of the shearer.</p>


Fonte: Tamming Horses