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R S E M A N S H

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when

JOu

fiop him, and he is quite fiill, leave the reins

'juite 100Ce.

To ufe a horre 10 Gre·arms, fidl pU! a pillol or cara·

bioe in the manger with his feed; theo ufe him tO the

fouod of the lock and the pan; after which, when yon

are opon him. fhew the piece to hiOl, prefentiog it foro

wards, fometimes on one fide, fometimes on the other :

when he is thus far reconciled, proceed to fl3fh iD the

pao; after which, put a fmall charge into the pieee, and

focoollnue augmentiog

by degrm to the quaotitywhich

i. commonly ufed: ifhe feems \1neafy, walk him forwards

few 'fieps Oowly; and tben nop, back and carefs him.

Horfes are ofteo alfo difquimd and ulilleadyal the clafh,

and drawing, and murning of fwords, all which they

mua be familiarized tO by liule and liule, by (requency

aod gentlenefs.

It is Ttry expedient for all cavalry in geoeral, but

particularly (or light cavalry, that their horfes fhould be

very ready and expm in leaping over ditches, bedges,

gates,

6c.

The leaps, of whatever fort they are, which

Ihe horfes are brought to io the begioning, ougbt to be

,ery fmall ones; the ríders mun keep tbeir bodies back,

raife their bands a liule in order to help the foreparts of

the horfe up, aod be fery attentiTo 10 Iheir equilibre. It

i. ben to begio at a low bar covered with furze. which

prickiog tbe borfe's legs, if he does oot raife himfelf fufli·

ciently. preven!! his contraéliog a Ouggifh aod dangerous

habit of tIluchiog, as he goes over, which any thing

yiddiDg and oot pricking would give him a cunom of

doing. Let me dite/leS you firfl bring horfes to, be oar·

IOW;

and io Ibis: as io every thiog elfe, let Ibe increafe

mwe by degrees. AccuUom them 10 come up lo e·

very Ibiog which they are to leap ovor, and to fland

ooolly at it for fome lime; and Ihen to raife themfelve.

géntly up io order to form 10 Ihemfelves an idea of Ihe

diflance. Wheo they leap wcll flanding, Ihen ufe thef\l

ttl walk gently up to Ibe leap, and to go ovor it withoul

6rn haltiog

al.it;

and after thal praélice is famililf 10

Ihem, repea! the like in a gentle trot, and fo by degrees

f¡fler and fallero till at length it is as familiar to them

ID leap ..fIying 00 a full gallop. as any other way: 811

which il to be acquired with greal facility by calm and

(efl means \\Iithout any hurry.

As hones are oaturally apl to be frightened at the fighl

IInd fmell of dead horCes, it is adviCable tO habituate them

10 u'alk over, and leap over carca(fes

dead horCes : and

rheyare particularly !crrified at this fighr, the greater

gentleoeCs ought conCeqnentl y to be uCcd.

Horfes fhould alCo be accunomed tOfwim, <which often

may be nece(fary upon fervice; and if the men Bnd horCes

both are not ufed to il. bOlh maY 'be frequendy liable to

ptrifh in the water. A ,very fmall portion of Hrength is

fullicieot to guide a horfe, any where indeed. but parti

cularly in the water, where they mun be permined tO

have Ibeir heads, aod be no ..,ays coollrained in any

Ihape.

The unreafonable rage in 'S,itain oí cun,ng oIT all ex·

1remities from horCes, is in 311 cafes a very perniciotls

cunom.

is particul¡rly

in regHd tOa troop·hor/e's

tail.

is almon incredible, howmucil they Cuffer at the

picket for waAt of it: coofiaotly frwing, and fwealion,

VOL.

No.

60.

kicking abou! and laming one another, lormcnted, aod

flung off their meat, mifcrable, and helplefs; whim o·

,ther horres, \Vith their tails on, b,ufh off all fiies, are

cool and at their eafe, and rucad daily, whilll the dock·

ed ones grow every hour more and more OUt of conditian.

7'h.

me/h." of r.ir.ing óack,-and

m"t'ing f Or'DJdrd_

illl1mdiat"J after,- o[ piofllg.- afpillan,

&c.

NtV'ER finifh )'OUt work by reiniog back with horfes

1hat have any difpolition tOwa,ds rmioing thCOlCelves ;

but ,hvays move them forwards and a I,nle upon the

haunches alfo after it, before you diCmount, (unleCs they

retaio themCelves very much indeed, in which cafe nothinll

at all mufi be demanded from Ihe haunches .) Thi;llef·

fon of reioing back, and pia6ng, is excelleol to cooclude

with, and pUl! an horre well and properly on the haunches:

11 may be dooe, according as horres are more or lefs fup .

pled, either going forwards, backing. Or in the fame

place: if it is done well advancing, or at mo(¡ on the

fame fPOI, it is full fufficienl for a foldier's horfe: For

to piafe in backing, is racher 100 much 10 be expeéled in

the hurry, which canoot but attend fuch numbe.s both

of meo aod horfes as mull be laughl !ogether in regio

ments. This le(fon reull ncver be attempted at all, till

horfes are very well fuppled, and fomewhat :ltcunomed

to be pUl !ogether; o!herwiCe it will have very bad con·

fequences, and create relliveoefs.

they refuCe to back,

and flaod motionleCs, the rider's legs mua be approached

with Ihe greatef¡ gendeneCs 10 lhe horfe's Gdes; al the

fame time as the hand is aéllng on the reins lO folicite lhe

Ihe horfe'Sobacking. This ftldom fails of procuring the

dc(¡red

~ffeél,

by 'raifing one of the hone's fore· legs,

which being in the air, has no weight upon it, and is

confequeotly very eafily brought backwards by a fmall

degree ·of !enlion in the reins. Wheo this leITon is weJl

performed, it is very noble, and ufeful. and has a plea·

fing air; il is ao excdlent one tO begin tcaching faholan

with.

Iflle

leITon is particularly ferv iceable in the pillars,

(or placing fcholars well at fi rU. Very felV regimenta!

riding.houCes have pillars, and it is fortunate they have

not; for though, whcn properly made ufe of with fl<ill,

they are ooe of lhe gremll and bell difcoveries in horre·

manfhip; they mufl ,be aJlowed tO be very dangerous and

pernicious, when they are nOl under lhe direaion DE a

very koowing perfon.

TI"

met~od

o[curing rdliwntffu, I'Ím, defrnm, flar( ·

ing,

&c.

WH ENEVER

a horfe makes refiflance, one ought, be·

fore a remedy orcorreaion is thought of, to ex201inevery

nlinuttlyall the tackle about him, if any thing hum or

Ilcklcs him. whtther he has any

natur~1

or accidental

l'Ieakners, or in fhort any the lean i01pediment in any parco

Fur IVant of this precaution,

m~ny

fatal difaOers hap.

pen : Ihe ponr duntb animal is

Cre~l1tntly

arcllfed falrely

of being .rcOire and viciotls; is uled ill wi thout reafon,

and o being foreed ioto dcfpair, is ;n a nlanner obliged

aél accQrdif\l!l y,

his lc:mper and inclioatioo cm fo