4 Ci&c i^unting^l^otfe. 



they do fo ntfich over^ftrain the [irength of thefe 

 HorfeSy (forcing them over deep Fa/lews^ tough 

 and wet and rough Sands^) that albeit thofe Hor 

 ^rong and able, yet are they fo toil'd out therewitl , 

 that when they come home at night they would fit , 

 Heart of him that lovcth an Horje to fee them fo bem I 

 hloodedy fpHrred) lamentably Jpent, and tyred out ^ iv 

 /w iffuch Horjes had been ridden to the Great 5* 

 and Cannon^ they would irt^nitely have delighted all 

 that fjould have beheld them. 



To this I anfwer, that for my own part I an 

 vei7 fond of Fox hunting-^ but I can fee no Rt 

 why Perfons of Honour fliould t\Ot graft fie their Fa; 

 with this Recreation^ fince from the beginning H< 

 v;ere made for the fervice of Man ^ and doubtlefs 

 their Recreation, as well as more neceflary Ufes. 

 I am very confident, that if Horfes be train'^d^di^ 

 and r?V<aff«accoi ding to Art^ there will be left! 

 ground for this OhjeBion. Fc: by good Feeding Fi 

 npfs would be prevented , and by Airings and 

 Exercifey the Horfes Wind would be fo impro 

 that no moderate Labour would hurt him ^ 

 though a Horlc by immoderate Ridings were red 

 td fuch Tragical Exigencies, as De Grey mentions. 

 by the Afiiltanc c of An Nature may be in Tvui 

 four hour i If xce fo reliev'd, that all thofe dange: 

 Symfi oms jliall be removd^ and all the Natural Facu 

 ad as formerly. 



Now ns to the lall: part of his Argument^ I ap 

 to all thcrreateft AUflers of Academies here, c 

 Foreii^nParts-y whether ijj the Mannage, the 5 

 are not as much us'd, f not to fay more,; as in H 

 ing'y and the Duke of A^firc^yi^/f in his Afethode ]> 

 vellc in 8" p. 8 5. fays, tl nya foirt d Exerctfe fi 

 lent four les Chevaux que celuy de Mamge \ thai 

 There is no Exercife fo vieknt for Horfs as the M 



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