If your horse dies, DISMOUNT!
(If your intervention doesn't work, stop doing it!)

DO NOT

1.  Stay on the horse.
2.  Switch riders.
3.  Move the horse to a new location.
4.  Buy a stronger whip.
5.  Tighten the cinch.
6.  Try a new bit or bridle.
7.  Say things like: "We've always ridden our horses this way."
8.  Visit other sites where they ride dead horses in different ways.
9.  Complain about the state of horses nowadays.
10.Blame the breeding.
 
 
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