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be cautiaus not 10 take the reios roo !borl, for fear of

ln~kirg

Ihe borre rear,

nm,

01' fall back, or Ibrow up

bis bead; but lel hin¡ hold tbem of

equal leoglh, oei·

tbtr ligbt nor

a~ck,

and witb Ihe Jittle finger belwitl

theru.

is 6t lbat borfes !bould be ¡ccuflomed to flaod

nill

10 be mounted, aod nOI to

nlt

till Ihe rider pleafes.

AU foldim !boaId be inílruélcd 10 moanI and Mmoanl

equaUy

we"

on bUlb tide!, which may

of very great

\lfe in limes of hurry and confufion, Then

pl~ce

tbe

'mao in bis faddle, with bis body ratber back, and his

!lead held up wilh eafe, wirhout íliffnefs; feated neitber

.forwards, oor very backwards, wi!h tbe breaíl pufhed

'oUI a liule, aod Ibe lower pan of Ihebody likewife a lit·

'tle forwards; tbe tbighs aod legs lurned io withoUI coo·

'tIraio!, aod the feel iu

ílraighl line, Deilher lurned io

DO( OUI: By Ihis pofition, Ihe natural weignl ofthe Ihighs

bas a proper aod fu!licieol prell'ure of itfelf, aod the legs

are io readioefs to aél, whencaUed upon: Ihey mu(l haog

dowo eafy aod natur;¡Jly, aod be fo placed, as 001 10 be

ivrig'gling alioul, louching and lickling the hone's fides,

~UI

aJways !lear mero iD cafe Ihey fuould be waoled,

",di

as Ihe heels,

. Tbe body mu(l be carefully lept eafy aod firm, and

'wilboul aoy rocking, when in motioo; which is abad

n'abit 'Véry eaúly conúaélCd, efpecially in galloping. Tbe

lefl elbow mu(l be geotly leanl againll Ihe

oooy,

a !lule

forwards

unl~rs

il be fo re(led, Ihe hane! cannot be

Ileady, bUI

wil!

be alwayi cbecking, Bod confequeody

have pernicious effclls on Ihe horlt's moath; aod Ihe

haodoughl 10be of equalbeight wilh Iheelbow; ifil were

10Vler, it would conllrain and connoe the motion of .the

horfe's /houlders; but, as Ihe moulhs of

h~rfes

are dif·

nI, the place of tbe

h.n~

alfo mur! oc. aGonally dif·

fer : ., leaaing, low, heavy for band requitéS a hign

haad ; and a horfe Ihal pokes out hls nofe, a low one.

Tbe ri¡¡r.t hand arm n¡u(l be placed in fymmetry with

!he lefl ; only. let Ihe right hand be

liule foro'ar·

der or hackwarder, higher or lo \Ver as occafions may

require, in arder rhat bOlh hands mly he free: both

arms mu(l be a lilde beol at rhe elbow, to prevent llifF.

Defs.

foldier's right hand /hould be kepl unemployed in

riding; il cmies the fVlO¡d, which

ís

a fu!licieol hufinef.

for it.

There remains ooe

farth~r

ohfervation. thal oughl not

10 heomi!ted, about the hand, Ihat ir mufl be kepl clear

of the body;

t .

aboul tWO ioches and half forward;

from il, "ith the n,ils.lurned

oppor.te

In Ihe

~elly,

and

Ihe wrill a l:!tle rounded wilh

e.fe

; a pofilion not ler,

graceful than ready fur O.ckening, tightening, and 010'

ring the rcins from on fide 10 Ihe o!her, as may be

fou nd nm Oary .

When Ihe

rr.en

are \VeU placed, themore rough Irotting

Ihey have without Hinup', the

beuer;

bUI with a Oriél

care alV/ays, Iha! their pofi ion he preferred very eKall·

Iy.

In al1 c.fts, grCll care mult be laken

hinder

Iheir clinging wilh their ler,s: In /hort, no Oicking by

hands or legs is

eva

tn be allowed of al any time. If

Iht motion .

Ihe horfehe 100 rough , Oacken il, lill Ihe

rider grow,

der,rccs more firm: nnd wheohe i, quite

¡¡rOl and eify on his horfe io <very' kiod of morion, fiir·

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rup' may be giveo him; bUI he mun

ncm

leaiC O[ Ilot

liog often without aoy.

The ¡¡irrups mul! be neither OlOr! nor long; bUI of

fueha length, Ihal whc!o the rider, being well placed, pUtl

his feel iOlo them, (about one third of Ihe lenglh of eatti

fool from Ihe poiot of il,) Ihe poinlS may be hel"een

IWO aod Ihree inches higher Ihan the heels. The cider

mn(l nOI bear upon his !tirrups, but only lel the natural

weighl of his legl re(l on them: For if he

up06

them, he would be rai(ed ahove aod OUI of his faddle

whieh /houldneverbe, excepl in charging fword

hand,

with Ihe body ioc}ined forwards al Ihe very inflanl of

at·

tacking. Spurs may be given, as foon as the rider

grown familiar wit:, ítirrups, or

eveo

long before, if bis

legs are we" pl.ced.

hand fuould ;¡Jways be 6rm, bUI delicale:

horre!s

moulh !bould never be forprifed by any fudden lraofilion

of il, either from Oack 10 lighl, or fromtighl 10

fllCk.

Every Ihiog ia horfeman!bip mufl beeffeéted

dp.grcel,

bUI at Ihe fame time wilh fpirit aod refolulion. Tbat

hand wbieh, by givio¡: aod laking properly, gaios ili

POiOI wiln Ihe leaft

for~,

is lhe be(l; aod rhe horfe';

moulh, uoder Ihis fame liand's direétions, will alfo coo·

fequently be the be(l, fuppoGng equal ad.aotages in both

{rom nalure. This 'priociple of gentleocfs /hould beob·

fmed upoo al! occaGons in every braoch of horfeman!bip.

Some!imes the righl haod may be neceífary, upon fome

Iroublefomehorfes, 10 affi(l Ine lert; but the feldolner Ihis

is done, Ihe beller; efpecially in a (oldler, who

hal

flVord 10 carry, and to make ufe of.

Tbe foaRIe mu(l

all oecafions be uppermo(l; thal i.

to fay Ihe reins of il mu(l be above thofe of Ihe bridle,

\Vh~ther

the fnafl\e or the bil be ufed feperalely, or wne·

Iher they he hothufed logether, When lhe "der kno\V,

enough, and Ihe horfe is fu!li,ieotly prepared aod fetdel!

la begin any work towards fuppling, one reio mu(l be

Ihonened aecording to the fide worked 10; but il muR

oever befo much /horlened, as 10,make Ihe whale ¡¡renglll

re(l on thal rein alone; for, nOI 10 mention Ihal !he

work would he falfe and bad, one fiJe of lhe horfe',

ml"lth would

Ibat means be always deadened; where–

as on the conlrary, it fuonld alwa.s be kepl fre/h by il'

olVn

pl~y,

and by Ihe help of Ihe

oppr.fi

¡e reio's aéling

delicm ly in

fOOlewl,at fmaller degree of lenfion;

Ih~

joinl effeél of whkh produces in a horfc's moutn Ihepro–

per, gende and eafy degree of

_ppu;

or bearing.

coward and a madman makealikc

b~d

ridm, ;nd

are

both alike difcovered and confoandcdhythe fuperior fenll:

uf Ihe crealure Iheyare mOllnled upoo,

IVho

;s equally

fpoill by bOlh, Ihot1gh in very different wa)'s.

Th~

coward, by (ull'ering lhe animal lO have his owo

IVl)'J

nOI only confirms him in his bad habit!, bUI crcms ne\lr

ones in him: aod lite madnlln, by falfe and violent

m~·

tions and cométions, drives

':I!

Rorr., Ih rough defpaif,

into every bld and viciou! lrick thot ragecan fugge(l.

It is

very

requifite in horfer.tan/hip, Ihdl the hand an!

Jegs /houl" aét in eorrefpondencc wi!h c3ch o her in

ever~

Ihing; Ihe latter always fubfmient and afM anl 10 !h\:

formcr Upon cireles, in \\'alkil:g, !rf,lting,

gallo~.

i~g.

Ihe outIV3I'd leg is !he onl y one to

ufed, and thlt

only for a moment al

lim~,

order to fel

off

the horil:

8 O

true,