Colonel Goldschmidt writes with authority and experience and in very
pleasant style in Bridle Wise (Country Life 12s. 6d.). His distinction between bolting and running away is one that we can endorse from our own experience. A bolting horse can sometimes be cured by a change of diet (for that affects nerves and brain function), but undoubtedly the best plan, as Colonel Goldschmidt says, is to get rid of the animal. Everyone who hunts or plays polo should know how to train horses, and something of their psychology : books such as these undoubtedly contribute to the understanding of a fascinating subject. But it is to be doubted whether too nu►ch attention to training makes for success on the polo field. It is an open question, but we know of many a promising player who never quite reached the first-class because he was always thinking of schooling his pony rather than of the game itself.
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