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timid cr aged riders, but v/ill not suit a mors 

 sprightly equestrian; besides, if hurried be- 

 yond a certain pace, the stiffness and weight 

 of the shou]der, added to the burthen of his 

 chest and the rider, will bring him down. 

 Such a horse moves aukwardly and unpleasantly, 

 as the weight of his forehand causes him to 

 roll in the shoulders, which motion he com- 

 municates to his rider, who will sensibly feel 

 it, and the more so when the animal begins to 

 tire. Ease in the motions of a horse depends 

 much on the facility with which he bends his 

 knees, and the lightness of his shoulders. The 

 shoulder being upright, the point of tlie blade 

 bone (which in a well formed horse ought to 

 fail oft much towards the back) is depressed 

 with diiRcuity, and as from the manner of its 

 standing upright the knee is prevented from 

 bending with facility, this causes the stiffness 

 with v/hich such horses move. Before the 

 horse puts his foot forward, the pastern and 

 fetlock joints must be bent, the knee joints, 

 the joint at the extremity of the arm, that at 

 the lower part of the shoulder in front, and 

 the extreme point of the shoulder blade, which 

 becomes depressed as the other joints contract; 



