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HORSEMANSHIP·.

,truo, or put him right, iC be be

f~lfc;

aod as Cooo as

Ihat is done, it mul! be laken away again immedlately:

\lut if the horCe be Iny, or othenviCe rmiashimrclC, both

Jegs mull be ured, aod prelfed tO his lides at Ihe fame

time together. The lefsthelegs are uftd in general, the

uctter. Very ddicale good riders, w,th

horf~s

they

have drelfed themfdm, will fcm e!y ever want tlteir

help. Bythe mm

Dulward

is underllood Ihe fide which

more remote from the cenlre; and by

inwJrd

is meant

I~e

fide oext tO the ceolre. In reining blCk, the rider

lltould be careCul not tO ufe his legs, unlefs the horfe

oocketh on his lhoulders; iD which cafe they mufi' be

.both applied gentlyat rbe fame time, and corr:fpond

with tbe hand.

the horfe

reruf~

to back at al!, rhe

riden legs mul! be geotly approached, til! the horfe liCls

a leg, as ir to go for.,ards; at which lim6, when

Ihat leg is in theair, the reio of the fame úde witb that

lee, whicb is lirted up, will eafily brinc that fame leg

backwards, and accordiogly obligethe horfe tO back : but

if the horfe ofl'ers tO rcar, Ihe legs mul! be infiaotly re·

moved away. The ioward rein mull be Ihe tighter

c!reles, fo that rhe horfe Olay bend and look iowards;

and rhe outward one crolfed Ofer

liule towards

it;

aod

hoth held in theIeh hand.

Let

the man

and

borfe begin on very Oowmotions,

tbat they Olayhave time tounderltand, and reRetlon wbat

is taught them; and iD propOl'rion as the effctls

the

rcios are beuer comprehended, and the maMer of work·

iog

becoOles more familiar, the quicknefs of motion mufi

be increaftd. Every rider mull l,aro tO Ceel, without tbe

help'

the eye, whco a horCe goes C¿lfc, aod remedy

th:

fdulr accordingly: this is ao intelligcnce, which no·

thiog but praaice, applicalion and attention can give, io

the beginning on Oow motions. A borfe may not ooly

gallop falfe, but alfu Itot aad

w;¡Jk

f¿lfe.

a horfe

gallops falfe, that is tO f,lY, if going to rhe right, be

Icadswith theleCt leg ; or if goiog tO rhe left, he leads

with the rigbt ; or iDcafe he is difunited,

if he

Icad.! with theoppofite legbehind to that wbich he Icads

with beCore

1I0p him immedlattly, aod put bimoff a·

gain properly : rbe method or

~ffeaing

tbis, is by ap.

proaching yoor outward leg and puning }oour hand OUt·

wards,

mil

keeping the inward reio the Ihorrer, andthe

horfe's head inwards, ir poflible

and ir he lhould

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refill, theo bend and pull h.s hCAd outwards alCo, but re·

place il again, beot properly inw¿rds. the moment he

goes off true.

horfe is raid to be dl runited to the

right, when going ro rhe righr. and confequently leading

wirh the right leg beCore, he lead! wirh rhe leCt behind;

and is fdid tO be diCunited tO !he lert, when going to the

krr, andconfequently leading wirh rhe leCt leg before, he

k.ds

wi!h the right bebind,

horfe may at the fame

lime be both falfe and

difunit~d;

corre,~ing

borh

which Caults , ttu: fame melhod mufi be ufed,

is both

(alCe and difunired to the righl, when in coing ro the

,ight he leads \Virh Ihe leh

Ic~

before, and

rh~

righr be·

lIind;

n~rwirhfianding

rhal hinder leg be wilh propriety

more rorwdrd under his bC'lIy than the lefr, bccaufe the

horfeis working ro rhe right: and he is falfe aod difuni·

ted

rhe

Icfl,

when in going to the IcCt he Ieads wirh

!he

rigllt leg befQre,

and

thcleft bchioJ

notwithllaoding,

as above, that hinder leg be Wilh propriety mote

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ward under his beJ/y lhao tbe right, becaufe

horfc i,

working la lhe left.

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leaching mea a right

on horCeback, the gremfi

attention. mull be given la preveot (bffnefs, and HicL:iog

by (orce In any manner upoo any o,cafioo: fiill'ners

graces every right work; and ll!cking fmes only to

throw aman (when diCplaced) a grea! dillaoce from his

horCe by the fpring he mull go 011' with: wherta! by a

proper equilibrating pofition of the body, and by tbe

natural weight ooly of the thighs, he citnot

bu~

be 6nn,

and fecure in bis Ceat.

As Ihe meo

~ecome

more firm, and Ihe horfes more

fupple, it is proper to ruake the cireles lefs, but oot

to~

much fa, for Cm of throwiog the horfes forlllards upon

their lhoulders.

Some horres, when firll the bitispllt into their moutbs,

if crea! care be oOt takeo, will pUllheir beads very

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With Cuch horfes, raiCe your rigbl bdod with Ihe

bridDQI/

io it, and play at the Cdme time with tbe bit ia !he Icfi

hand, eiviog and taking.

On cireles, the rider mufi leao his body iowards;

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leCs great mention be given to make hinl do it, he lI·ill

be pupetually loofiog his feat outwards.

is Ccarce

poffible

Cor

hiru to be

d.fpl~ced

ir he leans his bod)' pro.

petly iuwards•.

Th(

melh,d

/uN/ing

/¡orfn

'Wilh

.pM

Icem,

¡he

EpA

en dedaos,

6e.

'Wi¡c

andVJilh~u¡

longe,

on rire/u

nnd

j1rai¡/itw,

WIILN

a horfe is well prepmd aod reuled io all nismo–

tions, and rhe rider 6rm, it wiU be proper theD toproeeed

towards a rartner fuppling aod tmhing of bo!h.

In Cwing OUt upon rhls new work, begin by brioging

the horfe's head a Jiule more intvards Ib.o befare, pull·

iog theioward rein gently tO youby degrm. Wheo tN'

is done, try to gain a liule on the Ihoulders, by keepiag

the inward rein rhe lhorlcr, as beCore, aod the ourward

one crolfed over towards rhe inward one, The imeatioo

ÓC

thefe operations is tbis; the inward rein fmes ro

bring in the head, aod procures the bend; \\hilll rhe otr!·

\I'ard ooe, that i¡ a liule croffcd, tonds tO make tblt

btnd perpendicular, aod as ii Olould be, Ihat is to fay,

to reduce the nofe and the forrhead to be in a perpendi.

cular line with each other: ir alfo fems, if put forwords,

as wdl as alfo crolr,d, to put tbe borre forward!, iC

fouod necelfary, which is ofteo requifire, Plany horfes

being apt in this and other works rather to lofe tbeir

grouod backwards toan

orherw.fe

, wheo tbey lIIould.

rather advance: if the noCe were drallln in towards tbe

bre;¡fi beyond rhe perpendicular. it wouldcoefine the

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lion

rhe lhouldcrs, and have other bad elfeas.

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orher bends, befides whar are abo.e fpecifiCll, are (¿I(e,

T~e

OUlward rein, being crolfcd, not in

forward Ccnfe,

bur ralher aHule backwards, l<rVeS al fo ro pre\'ent lhe

outward Owulder froO! gw iog. tOOforwards, and makes

it approach Ihe inward one; whÍl'h fdcilirms Ihe inwald

leg's croffing over the outward one; whieh is the

Ola'

tion that fo

admir~hly fu~plcs

lhe

lholll~. rs.

Care

muH bc taken, Ih" tite inwHdIeg pafsom the outward

oac,