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1\ S E M A N S H

welJ clifpofed.

iHery reldom lhe eare, that a horre is

mlly and by nature vicious; but if fueh be found, he

will derpire all carelfes, and then ehaairementl becoOle

Decell'ary.

rider. Varioas, in fhorl, are theirdiCpofilions ánd capa.

cilles.

Ihe rider's bufinefs 10 find OUl lheir difFe.

reol qualities, and 10 make lhem renroble how mueb he

loves l!,em, and defires 10 be loved by thém.; bUI al Ihe

fame lime lhal he does nOl rear lhem, and wllI be mafier.

Correaion, aceording as you ufe il, Ihrows a horre

iota more or lers violenl aaion, which, if he be weak, he

cannol ruppon: but a vilious aroog horfe is 10 be eonG·

dered in a very difl'erenl light. being ableboth lO under·

go and confequently 10 pro61 by all lerrons

and is far

I'referable 10

the bea natured IVeak one upon eanh.

Palienee and Ccienee are never.failing means to reclaim

¡¡Ich a horCe:

in whalCoever manner he defends himfelf,

bring him back frequently wilh gentlenefs (nol hOIVever

without having given him proper chaaifemeol, if nmlfA'

ry,) to Ihe lelfoo which he feems mon averfe tooHorCes

are by degrees made obedienl, through Ihe hope

compeoce aod Ihe fear of punifhment: how to mix there

two motives judieiouay logelher, is avery difficull maller;

jI requires much Ihoughl and praaice; aod not ooly a

good head, bUI agood heart likeIVire. The eoolea, and

ben natured rider, will alIVays fucceed ben. By a dex·

lrous uCe of the ir.cilements above mentioned, you will

gradually bring Ihe horre 10 temper and obedience; mere

force and waol

fl<ill ao.l eoolners, would only teod to

coofirm him ia bad triek! .

If he be iOltatient or chole·

ric, never nrike him, uolers he abrolulely refures to go

forlVards; which you mua rerolutely oblige him 10 do,

and IVhieh will be of itfdf a correaion, by prevenling

his having lime to meditate, and put in execulion any

defence by retaining himCelf, Refiaanee io horCes, you

mua confider, is Comelimesa mark of IIrenglh aod vigour,

and proceeds from fpirils.

a¡

well as fomelimes from

vice and IVeakncrs. WeakneCs

freq~enrl y d~ives

horfes

ioto viliournefs, IVhen aoy lhiog wherein nreoglh is ne·

cerrary i, demanded from

lhem; oay,

inevilably

mua: greal care lherefore fhould always be takeo 10

diningnifh from which of lhere lWO cauCes any remedy

or punifhmeol is lhoughl of.

mal' romelimes be abad

lign, when horres do nOl at all dcrend lhemreh'es, and

proceed rrom a Ouggifh ciirpofilioo, a wanl or fpiril, and

of a proper renGbililY. Whenem one is Co rortunale as

10 meel wilh a horfe of jua lhe righl rpiril, ¡ftivilY, de·

lieacy of fecling. with nreogth and good·oalure, he can·

nOl be cherifhed 100 much ; for ruch a one is a me and

ineflimable jewcl, anrl, if properly lrealed,

\Viii in a

manner do every Ihing of himrelf. Hurres are oflener

{poill by Iming 100 much done 10 lhem, and by auempts

10 drers them in 100 Creal an hury, lhao by any olher

Plur.ging is a very common defeoce among refli,e and

Vilious horres: if lhey do it'in lhe rame place, or backing,

lhey mufl, by lhe rider's legs and fpurs firmly applied, be

obliged to go forlVards, and their heads kepl up bigh.

But if they do il Rying forwards, keep lhem back, aod

ride lhem gentil' and very Oow for a good while logelber.

or all bad lempm and qualilies in horres, lhore which

are occafioned by harO, treatmenl and ignorant ridm, are

lhe wora.

lrealmenl.

afler a horre has been well ruppled. and lhere are

impeJi~nls,

eilher natural or acciJenlal, if he aill

perfiOs 10 derend himCelr. cha!lifemenls Ihen beeome ne·

cerruy: bUl whenever

lhi~

is lhe care, lhey mua not be

(requenl. but alwaJs firm,

Ihough always as liule vio·

lenl as pollible:

for lhey are bOlh dangerous and very

prrjudicial , when frequendy or Oightly played Wilh

antl

aill more

Co.

when ufed 100 violendy.

il impollible, in general, 10 be loocircumfpea in lef·

fons or all kinds, in aiJs, chafl.jrements, or carelfes. Sorne

¡'ave quicker pans, and more cunning,

lhan olhers.

Many will imperceptibly

~~in

¡ .Iiulc cvcry day

lheir

Rearing is a bad vice, and, in weak horfes erpecially,

a very dangerous one. Whilfl lhe horre is up, lhe rider

mufi yield his hand, and when fue horre is deCcending,

he mua vigorouOy determine him forwards: if this be

dooe at any other lime bUl whilfi Ihe horre is comiog

down, il mal' adJ a fpriog

to his rearing, and make

him fall back\Vards . With agood hand on lhem. horfa

feldom perfifl in Ihis vice ; for lhey are rhcmrel,es na–

lurally much afraid of ralling backwards.

lhis me·

lhod fails, you mua make lhe horre kick up bebiod, by

geuing fomebody on fUOl 10 arike bim behind Wilh a

whip; or, if lhal will nOI effea il, by pricking him with

a goad.

Slarting Orlen proceeds from a defea in Ihe fight;

which therefore mua be carefuJiy looked iOlo. Whal'

ever lhe horre is afraid of. bring him up 10 il georly; if

you carers him every flep he advances, he will go quile

up 10 il by degrm, and fooogrolV familiar \Vilh all rom

of objeéls. NOlhing bUl greal geot!eoers can correa

lhis raull: for if you infiia punifhmenl, lhe apprehen.

fiaD of chaairement becomes pm'alenl, ¡nd caures more

flarting Ihao lhe fear of lhe objcél.

you In himgo

by rhe objea, without bringing him up 10 il, you in–

creafe the fauh, and confirm him in his fear : lhe conre–

quenee of which is, helakes his rider perhaps a quile con·

lrary way from whal he IVas going. bccomes his ma!ln.

and pUIS himCdf and the perroo upon himevery momenl

in great danger.

Wilh fuch horres as are 10 a very greal degree fear:

fui of

any

objeéls, make a quiel. horfe, by going befare

lhem, gradually enlice lhem loapprnach nearer aod nearer

10 Ihe Ihing lhey are afraid of.

lh~

hone, lhus a·

larmed, be undirciplined aod head·flrong, he will pro–

bably run away wilh his rider; and if fo, his head muH:

be kepl up high, and

Ihe fnafRe rawed b.cku·ards aod

forlVards from righl 10 lefl. laking up aod yieldiog the

reios of il, as alfo lhe reins of lhe bil :

b~t

lhis lamr

mufi not be Cawed blckwards and forwarJs, like lhe

roafRe, bUl only raken up, and yielded properly. No

man ever yCl did, or e'er ",iJi aop a horCe, or baio .oy

one point over hiOl, by r:1Ín rorce, or by pulling a dcad

weighl againfl rum.

RlmarlJ and hinlJ on ShD:ing.

feet diff'er. fo fhoulJ Oloes

accordin~I)'.

The onl,

{yacm of farrim, is to aloe iD general \lItb exceffi,e hcav,

and