ON HORSEMANSHIP. 255 



In fine, Providence has granted to men the advan- 

 tage of communicating their thoughts, and inftrudting 

 one another, by the means of Speech ; but it is obvious 

 this gift is denied to horfes. The beft method then of 

 conveying your intentions to them, and, as it were, of 

 declaring your mind, is to reward them when they do 

 as you wifli, and to punifh them when they are difo- 

 bedient. This rule is exprefled in few words, but is of 

 univerfal ufe in horfemanfhip. 



For an horfe will certainly be more willing to receive 

 the bridle, and refign himfelf to his matter, if he is re- 

 compenfed for fo doing, and will leap and perform all 

 his exercifes with alacrity, if he is taught to expecfk that 

 his compliance will be rewarded with eafe and refrefh- 

 irient. 



CHAP. IX. 



THUS having fhewn how you are to proceed in 

 the choice of a colt or horfe, when you intend 

 to purchafe, as well as how they are to be treated 

 when bought, particularly if they fliould be deflined 

 for war ; we will farther direct what is beft to be done 

 when you undertake one that has too much fire, or one 

 that is cold and fluggifli. 



Confider then that fpirit and ardour are in the tem- 

 per of an horfe, what pallion is in the mind of man ; 

 and as he who fays and does nothing offenfive, is leaft 

 liable to provoke a man fubjed to anger ; fo he who 



avoids 



