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Mother and I have had the most lovely rides imaginable. QUENTIN'S FIRST FALL White House, Oct. 24, 1903. MOTHER AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST LOVELY RIDES IMAGINABLE QUINTON'S FIRST FALL WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER TWENTY FOUR
the fact that of course one must not subordinate study and work to the cultivation of such prowess. By the way, I am sorry to say that I am falling behind physically. The last two or three years I have had a tendency to rheumatism, or gout, or something of the kind, which makes me very stiff. Renown is behaving better about automobiles and the like. I think the difference is largely in the way I handle him. He is a very good-natured and gentle horse, but timid and not over-wise, and when in a panic his great strength makes him well-nigh uncontrollable. Accordingly, he is a bad horse to try to force by anything. If possible, it is much better to give him a little time, and bring him up as gently as may be to the object of terror. When he behaves well I lean forward and give him a lump of sugar, and now the old boy eagerly puts around his head when I stretch out my hand. Bleistein I have ridden very little, because I think one of his forelegs is shaky, and I want to spare him all I can.   EMPHASIZE SUFFICIENTLY THE FACT THAT OF COURSE ONE MUST NOT SUBORDINATE STUDY AND WORK TO THE CULTIVATION OF SUCH PROWESS BY THE WAY I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT I AM FALLING BEHIND PHYSICALLY THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD A TENDENCY TO RHEUMATISM OR GOUT OR SOMETHING OF THE KIND WHICH MAKES ME VERY STIFF RENOWN IS BEHAVING BETTER ABOUT AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS LARGELY IN THE WAY I HANDLE HIM HE IS A VERY GOOD NATURED AND GENTLE HORSE BUT TIMID AND NOT OVERWISE AND WHEN IN A PANIC HIS GREAT STRENGTH MAKES HIM WELL NIGH UNCONTROLLABLE ACCORDINGLY HE IS A BAD HORSE TO TRY TO FORCE BY ANYTHING IF POSSIBLE IT IS MUCH BETTER TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE TIME AND BRING HIM UP AS GENTLY AS MAY BE TO THE OBJECT OF TERROR WHEN HE BEHAVES WELL I LEAN FORWARD AND GIVE HIM A LUMP OF SUGAR AND NOW THE OLD BOY EAGERLY PUTS AROUND HIS HEAD WHEN I STRETCH OUT MY HAND BLISTEIN I HAVE RIDDEN VERY LITTLE BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF HIS FORELEGS IS SHAKY AND I WANT TO SPARE HIM ALL I CAN 
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