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happily, I have no experience herein) if at- 

 tended to, fully fufficient. Timely precaution 

 is the chief dependance. The means, a good 

 faddle, with proper room in the feat, and the 

 fame for the knees ; and a hack, which does 

 not go too high, or flep too fhort. A good 

 flock of diachylon plaifler ought to be at hand, 

 a large piece of which muff be applied, as foon 

 as the fkin begins to be fretted ; but to prevent 

 which, nothing will fo much contribute, as fre- 

 quent immerfion of the thighs and hinder parts 

 in cold fpring water. 



Previous to further proceeding on the Art 

 of Riding on Horfe-back, I fhall fay a few 

 words on the modern Horfe-furniture, in ufe, 

 either for road or field. 



I have already adverted to the variety of 

 bits and bridles, in ufe in former times, when, 

 as we are informed by Madox, in his Hiftory of 

 the Exchequer, they even bellowed names 

 upon their faddles. 



Our bridles, at prefent, are either curbs, 

 double and fingle, or snaffles, either fmgle, 

 or accompanied with a check-cord and rein; 

 the reins either brown or black leather, quite 

 plain, the headflall without a nofe-band, or any 

 ornament of ribband in front. 



The Curb-chain, and its application, is well 

 known. The double-bridle has two bits, fnaflle 

 and curb ; the latter with checks moderately 



long, 



