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recommended in a former part of this work. 

 If horses are broke in the open fields, it wiil 

 be proper to fire off pistols frequently near 

 them ; for being a sudden noise, it accustoms 

 them to be steady to all sounds. The paces 

 that cavalry and saddle horses are usually 

 taught at first are the natural paces, viz. the 

 plain walk, trot and gallop in hand, and then 

 mounted. The seven artificial paces, which 

 may be taught afterwards, are mentioned in 

 another part of this book. 



Chargers, and horses used for pleasure, 

 should, after they are mounted, be taught to 

 passage freely both to the right and left; and 

 for this purpose, they must be exercised on 

 the passage both with the croupe and the head 

 alternately to the wall, in a riding-house; but 

 if none be convenient, it should be practised 

 along any wall or paliisadoe, and afterwards 

 in the open field. If a horse is to be exercised 

 on the passage to the left, his head must be 

 kept well in, and must be pressed with the 

 right leg. If he does not obey this pressure, 

 he must be touched gently with the spur, but 

 never be hurried, for it is a pace that requires 

 slowness. It is performed by crossing the legs 



