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ooe, withou! !ouchiog i!; this ioward leg's crolliog over
mufl be helped alfo by lhe ioward reio, which you mUI!
crofs !owarJs aod orer lhe oUlw.,d reio el'ery lime Ih~
oUlward leg comes lO lhe ground, io order tO lifl aod
help lhe ioward leg over il : al aoy Olher lime, bUI jull
\IIheo Ihe outwArd leg comes lO Iht grouod, il would be
\IIrooS 10 erofs Ihe iow~rd reiD, or lO . ltempt lO lifl up
Ihe ioward leg by il ; oay, il would be demaodlOg ~Il ab ,
folute impollibililY, aod luggiogabOUllhe reios aod horfe
to 00 purpofe; bceaufe iD lhis avery gre~l pdrl of
!he horfe's weigbt rcfii og lheo upoo Ihalleg, would reno
der fuch ao attempl, nOI ooly frulll dí, bUI alf~ preju·
diciallo lhe feofibililY of lhe moulh, and probably o.
blige bim 10 defend himfelf: and moreover, il would pUl
lbe horfe uoder a nm/lily of lIraddling before, aod alfo
of leading Wilh lhe wroo& leg, WilhoUl b~iog produélive
of toy fuppliog mOlionwhalfoever.
Wheo Ihe horfe is lbus far familiarly aecufiomed to
)'Ihal you have required of him, Iheo proeeed 10 e/feél
by degrees the fame C'roffiog iD his hinder legs. By
bringing io lhe fore·legs more, you will of courfe eogage
Ihe bioder ones in Ihe fame work: if Ihey refil!, Ihe
rider mun bring bOlh reios more iowards; and, if necef·
fary. pUl back alfo, and approach his inward leg 10 tbe
horfe; and if Ihe horfe Ihrows out his croup 100 far, the
rider mufi bring bOlh reíns oUlwards, aod if abfolulely
neceJfary, he mun alfo make ufe of his oUlward leg, io
order to replaee lbe borfe properly; obfmiog Ihat the
eroup Ihould always be eonfiderably bcnindlhe Ihoulders,
whieh in al! aélions mun go Grl!; and lhe momenl that
lhe horfe obq s, Ihe rider mun pUl his hand aod I:g a·
gaio iOlo their ufual pontÍoo.
NOlhiog is moreuograeeful io ilfelf, more detrimeo!al
to a mao's feat, or moredefiruaire of lhe feofi bililY of
a borfe's fides, !han a coolinual wriggliog uofcttledoef,
iD a horfemao's legs, whieh preveOls Ihe herfefromerer
goio~ a momeol !ogelher true, ficady, or delermioed.
A horfe Iho'uld Dever be luroed, Wilhout Grn mo,iog
a nep fvrwards; aod IVheo il i, doiog, lhe rider mul!
DOllifl up hise1JOW, aod difplace himfdf; a mOli~n ooly
of Ihe hand from tbe ooe fiJe lOlhe olber beiog fu/licieol
f6r Ihal purpofe. J! mufi alfo be a con(l~ot rule oever
10 (ufFer a horfe 10 be fiopped, mouoled or diCmoumed,
bUI \IIheo he is well ploced. The lIower lhe mOlions
u e, when amao or horf~ is la11gh! any lhiog, lhebetler.
At firll, the 6gures worked upoom. fi be greal, aod
afterwards made lefs by degeees, aecordiog 10 lhe im·
pro.emeo! which lhe mao aod horfe m~k~: and Ihe ca·
deoeed pace alfo, whieh lhey work io, mun be-aeeord·
ioglyaogmenled. Tbe chaoges fromooe fide 10 lhe o·
Iher, mufl be io abold dClerOlioed trOl, aod al Gr(l quite
Ilra:ghl forward" WilhoUl demaodiog aoy fide mvlioo00
twopíjl", which is very oecefFary 10 ,equire afl tr.'ards,
'tIhen rhe horfe is fu/lieieody (oppled. By IWO píjl" "
meaor, wheo the fore·pa", aod hinder·pans do OQl fol.
Jow, butJefcribe IWO differeol lioes.
10 Ihe ~cginoiog, a I••K' i, ufeCul 00 c¡rdes, aod al fo
eo Ilraight lioes, to help bo:h lhe rider and lhe horfe ;
bOl . flerwards, when lhey are grown 0101 e iOlelligeol,
.hey (hould go alooe. Al lhe eod of Ihe Itlfon, rein
bark.t aOO then F'll Ibe hotfe, by a lillle al a IUne, fvr·
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wsrd" by approaehiog bOlh legs gently lO his fidcs, '00
pl' ylOg wuh Ihe bridle : if he rears, pUOI himOUI imme.
dlaltly inlo a full IrOl. Sh,king lhe ravrffin 00 Ihe
horlc's noCe, aod alfo pUlliog ooes felf before himaod
ralher near luhim, will generally make him back, lhough
he olherll ife refufe 10 do il : aod a lIighl ufe
aod aprro.chiog of Ihe rider's legs, will fome limes be
nceelfary in backiog, io order lO preveo! Ihe horfe from
doiog il lOJ much upoo his frlouldm ; bu! lhe prclfure
of lh. IlgS ~lI&hl lo be .rry fmall, and laken quile away
lhe mOOlenl lhal he pUlS himfelf enougb upoo hil hauoches,
If th~ horfe does OOt back upon a f1raighl lioe properly,
lhe nder mufl 001 be permitted 10 h~ve rceourfe immedi.
~Idy lO his leg, aod fo difioll himfelf by it, bUI r,rll lry,
If crolliog. ol'er h,is haod and reins lO whieh erer fidemay
be om llar)', 11'111 no! be alone fu/lieieol; which moll
{requently il will; i{ OOl, lheotmploy lhe leg,
Aher a. horfe ~s wel! prepared aod felded, 20d goe~
fr,eely 00 10 all hlS fevml paces, he o~ght 10 be iD a1l
hl.' wo~ks .kepl, 10 a proper degree, upon his hauochCl,
wuh.hlS hloder legs wel! pla~ed uoder him; whereby
he w"l be always pleafant lO himfclf aod his rider, will
be lighl iD haod, aod ready lO e¡¡ecule whalever may be
demaDded of him, wilh facililY. vigour, aod quickoefs.
T he eommoo me!hod Ihal is uCed, of foreiog a horre
fideways, is a mol! glaring abfurdilY, and very hurtfullO
lhe aoim,l in ilS coofequeoces ; for io(lead of fuppling
him, il obliges him 10 fi iffeDaod defeod himfelf, aod oro
len makes a erealure, Ihal is nalurally benevolem, re(li",
fl ighlened aod vicioys.
For horfes, who have oery loog aod high fore·hands,
aod who poke out Iheir nofes, a runoing fn~ll!e is of ex.
celleot ufe ; bUI for (ueh as bore and k:ep rheir beads
10IV, a eommon ooe i, prefera~le; lhougb aoy borfe',
head indeed may be kepl up alfo \Vilh a ruooing ooe, by
Ihe rider's keepiog his haods very high aod forwards :
but whenel'er eilher is ufed alooe \VilhoUl a briddle upon
horfes Ihal rheir heads lowaod lhal bore, i! mull
bc fa\Ved abolll fromooe fid~ 10 ¡he oUler.
This lelfoo of lhe epa"1 (n d:d,lnJ, Ihould be laught
lO fuch p.opl~ as are likely10 ufeful io heJping !G
leaeh meo and 10 bre.:: horfes; and lhe more of fueh.
11141 can be fouod, lhe bmer : nooe olh:rs Ihonld ele!
be fuffered upon aoy oce,lfioo lOlel lheir hOl fes look aoy
way b, fides lhe w.y ¡o:y are goiog, BUl all horfrs.
whalever, as Ílkell'ife all meo, \Vho are d<figo ed for lhe
reachiogolhers, Olllfl go Ihorougltlyaod rerfeélly lhrough.
Ihi, eroedleol I, II'Jo, under lhe d"eélioos of iOlelligeot
iollruélors, aod ofl~n praélire il lOO afl erwar¿s, and when
tiId1 is dooe, proceed tu, aod be 60ifbed by Ihe lelfo",
of Ihe he.d anJ l¡jl 10 lhe lI'ali.
Ojlh( head I~ Ihe 'IJ,.//, ani '1 ,he crea' l. ,he 'lJJalf.
TH IS lelfooO,ould be pri~ifcd, i;nmediat"y after rbat
of lhe ,pJul, In d.:t!anJ, in order lOplace ¡]", horfe pro
Pl rly lhe he go.s, &(, The diIFerence hellOcco Ihe
head lO lhe \('all , aod Ihe croup 10 Ihe 1O.1I, tonftlls in'
tlus: io lhe former, lhe fore pallS"re more rCOWle frolD
lhc c<otre, aod go ol'er more &ruuod; io lhe Iauer, Ihe
hiodcr'rans are more remOle flOro !he CCOlCt, aod con.
fe'l~cñ¡]y