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regularly, is much further advanced in his 

 education than if he made a thousand in a 

 bad position. We must then attend to his 

 position, that is to say his lightness. 



Q. In what proportions ought we to use 

 the force of the horse ? 



A. This cannot be defined, since these 

 forces vary in different subjects; but we 

 should be sparing of them, and not expend 

 them without circumspection, particularly 

 during the course of his education. It is 

 on this account that we must, so to say, 

 create for them a reservoir ; that the horse 

 may not absorb them uselessly, and that the 

 rider may make a profitable and more last 

 ing use of them. 



Q. What good will result to the horse 

 from this judicious employment of his forces ? 



A. As we will only make use of forces 

 useful for certain movements, fatigue or ex- 

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