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mge, are not only applicable, but really, althoiigb instinctively, applied 

 in jockey-riding-. I say instinctively, for among jockies they are acquired 

 merely by practice, no regular theory or collection of terms having been 

 invented for the use of the course, as for the riding school; and pro- 

 bably no one before me, in my other work, had defined the principles, 

 and described the form of the modern jockey-seat. 



To instance the appui and support of the hand, they are of eminent 

 consequence in jockey-riding, whether in the gallop or trot, not only to 

 restrain the Horse in his career, but to encourage, regulate, and forward 

 his springs, and help him to retain his wind. They are thus differently 

 ap])lied, yet their principle is the same as in the manege. In the manege 

 all depends on the extreme delicacy of the mouth, to which no weight 

 is used, and if any force, it is the sharp action of the curb, with which, 

 indeed, the managed Horse is always ridden. But that kind of support 

 is absolutely necessary to the Race-horse, which is derived from the 

 strength of the jockey's arms, and a considerable bearing upon the bit. 

 Whence, not only his mouth must not be brought to that degree of soft- 

 ness, requisite to the managed Horse, but he must not be ridden, unless 

 his fier.y temper render it absolutely necessary, Avith a curb bridle, 

 against which he cannot pull so well, and which, indeed, will impede his 

 action, lift him too much above the ground, and in consequence shorten 

 his stride. 



There is a peculiar mode of animating and supporting the Race-horse 

 in his career, vulgarly called zcriggbjig. It consists in the alternate 

 contraction and yielding of the reins, by the jockey, in unison with the 

 similar action of the Horse, in his contractions and springs. I shall give 

 the reader Mr. Adams's sentiments on this head, because he appears to 

 me, to have taken more pains to understand the jockey system, and to 

 have written more impartially upon it, than any other advocate of the 



manege. He observes 



In situations where you are to push, and do your utmost, you must 

 assist the Horse's efforts with the greatest exactness and judgment; 

 without depriving the Horse of the requisite support, your hand must 

 permit him to extend himself to the utmost, and assist him in collecting 

 himself together. This is done by permitting the Horse to draw your 



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