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fequ:ntly

over more grouno: in oo\h, as l,kewiCe in

ail other

len~ns,

Ihe fllO\lld:rs ",uft

lirtt. [n riding–

houets, Ihe bcad 10 the w.1I is th! dier Iclfoo of Ihe

t\Vo at [¡rll, the line lObe worked upon bcing nwkcd l y

lhc wall, not f¿r from his he.d.

The mOl ion of lhe legs tOtho· right, is the rJme

tllat of the

,pJulc

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dedanl

tothe left, and ro

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verfa;

bUI the head is always bent and lurned diffe rently : io

lbe

(paut- en 'deJan/.

Ihe 'horre looks Ihe coomry way

10 thl! whieh hegoes; io this he look, Ihe \Vay he is goiog.

In lhe beginntng,

very

liule benu mun be required ;

too

mueh al once would allonifh lhe horCc and m,ke hi':l

defend himrelf : it is 10 be augmented by degrces. lf

lhe horfe abrolutcly refufes 10 obey. il is a fign. tlm

either he or his rider has not been fuffi ciently prepared by

previous Itlfons.

may heppt'll. Ihal wtaknersor a hun

fo~e

par! of the body, or e, mClimes ttmper. rho8gh

reldom. may be the caufe oftheha, re 's defending himrelf:

it is lbe rider's bufi ners ro fi cd out fromwheace ¡he ob·

nacle arifes ; and if he fiods il lObe fromme fir!t meno

lioned C<lUre, Ihe previous lell'oos mun be rerumed again

for Come lime; if Crom the Cecond, proper remedies mun

applied; ftod if from Ihe la(! caure, whea all fair

means mal can be Iried hare fa,led, proper corredioos

lí.ith coolneCs and judgment mun be ured.

la prallifing this letron 10 the right, benel the horre 10

!he right with tbe right rein; helping Ihe left leg om

Ihe right (al tbe timewhen the righl legisjun come tOthe

ground,) Wilh the left reio eroffed lowards the right, and

ke~ping

Ihe right (jtoulder back with lhe right rein 10-

"árds your body, in arder 10 faeilitale the left legs eroll'–

ing ove< Ihe righl; and ro likewire

"iceverfa

10 the left,

each reinbelping Ihe other byIheir properly mixed effe{ls.

In1I'0rkiog la the right, the rider's left leg helps Ihe hin–

der pans on 10 Ihe righl, and his right leg nops them,

Ihey gel tOO forwards; and fa ";,,

verl a

10 Ihe left ;

bUI neither ought la he ured, lill the hand being em·

ployed in a proper manner has {ailed, or finds Ihal a

grealer force is neccll'ary tO bring wh4! is required aboll!

!hao it cao effed alone ; for the legs fllould not only be

eorreCponding wilh, but airo fubCmienl tO the hand;

:md all unnecetrdry aid!. as well as all force, ought al–

ways 10 be avoided , as mueh as poffible.

In the executioo of all lell'ons,. the equilibre of Ihe

ñder's body is of greal ure to the hade: it ought alIVays

go with and aecompany every morion of the animal;

\IIhen 10 the right, to the right; and wheo tO the left,

Ihe lefl.

Upon all horfe', in every leffon and aétion, il mun he

c!bferved, thal th<re i! no horle bUI has his own peculiar

appwi Or degree ofbearing, and alfo a fenfibililY of mllulh,

_! Iokewire a tate of hi! own, whieh il is abrolutely ne·

~trary

for the rider 10 diCcover and

m~ke

him ldfacquaint–

ed witb . Abad rider always

'ak~!

off at lean the deli–

bey

of both,

not abColutely dellroy! it. The horre

wiH infol mhis rider when he has nOt his proper bearing

the mOllth, by playing pleafantly and lIeadily Wilh hia

bil, and by the fpray abnuI his ch, ps. A delica e and

good band will nOt only always prercrve a light apphi, or

bearing, in its fenfibililY ; but al

of a heavy ooe, whe–

fhcr

oalur~11y

fo or aC'luircd, Olake

lithl ont;, Thc

I;~hter

th:s appui

e~n

be made, the better

provided that

Ihe nder's hand correCponds \Vith it ; if il does nOt, the

more the horfc is properly prepared, fa ,mueh Ihe worCe:

[oü"nces of this inconvenience of the ben of appuis, whed

the rider is not equ,lIy t3ught with the hcrre, may be

rcon el'ery

d.iy

in lome eendemen, wlto try 10 gel tbm

horres biueu as th,y eal! it, withoul beir,g ruitably pre–

pared theDlfelm for riding Ihem : the coorequenee of

IVhich is, that theyride indanger of breakiog their necks;

lill at lergth after mueh hauling about, and by the joia!

infeotibilit

and ignorance of themrelm IIIld Ihrir groom!,

Ihe poor

anim.ls

gradually become mere reorelels, un·

feeling pons ; and Ihmby grow, wh¡t they

e.II

, fmled.

When the proper appui is found, aod made of courre as

I'ght as poffible,

mun no¡ be kept duly fixed w,thout

any var,ation, bUI be played with; otherwiCe one equall;

cootÍnued tenfion of reins woald render both the rider',

hand aod the horre's mouth very

du'1.

The fiightetl,

and frequent giving aod takiog, il therefl\(e oecelúry tO

keep both perfeét

Whatever pm or dcgrre of quiclrners yoa work in.

(be it ever ro fa(t, or ever ro flow,) il mul! be ca–

denecd; time is as necell'ary for aa horCeman as for •

mufic'aa.

This letron of the head and of the ¡¡il 10 the wllI,

mun be

t1.ugh~

every rolelier: fcaree any mana:uvre can

be well perrormed without it.

c10fing aod opeoiag of

61es, it is almon every moment wanted.

The1Ife/hodof/eQching horfa

jlandfire, noiftl, alarlNl,

Jigh/I,

&c.

In arder 10 make horCes naDd 6re, Ihe rouod o( drums,

aod all Com of diffmnl oaifrs, you muí! uCe them 10

by degrm io the fiable al feeding·time; and innead of

b:ing frightened al it, they \ViII foon come lO lilr.e it as

a fignal for e¡ting.

. With regard tO ruch horfes as are afraió of buroin)!

ohjcéts, begin by keeping Ihem t1ill at a muio dinaoee

from rome lighted firaw : carers the horr, ;

~nd

in pro'

ponion as his friglll diminilhes, ap?roach gradually

th~

buroing flraw very gently, and increafe the fi2e of it.

this means he w,lI very quickly be bronght 10 be fd

familiar with il, as 10 walk 'undauoted even through il.

As tOhorCes tha! are apIlo lie down in the waler, ir

animaling them, and attacking thelO vigoroufly, fhoulJ fail

of Ihe defi,ed elf"a, tben break a (Iraw botde lull of

wat« upon their hvds, and ler

th~

water run into their

ears, which is a thing ¡hey apprehend vcry mueh.

AII (fOop.ltorr" mun be I.ugbt

tland quiet and

nil~

\'Ihen they are fho¡ off from, tO fiop the moment youpre–

f<~t,

and not la move after firinr" till

I~ey

are requir:d

10 do it; th·s Itll'oo ought eCpccially to be obferved ,n

light·troops; in fllOrt, the horCes mu(J be t3ught 10 bé

(o cool ,nd undiOurb"", as

fuff.r ¡he rider tO aa upoo

hi,n wilh the f,me freedom as if he

IV'S

on feol. PI'

tienee. eooln& , and wnper, are the onlyOl,ansrequifite

f~r

aceolllplifhing thi: end. Begin by walku1g the horCe

gently, thenfiop and kecphiOl froO! flirring for lumetime,

fo as tO aeeunom him by degrces not

have the

idel ofmoving withouI ordcrs ; if he

d~C!,

mea baekhim;

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