76 €J]^e J^untins*]^otfc. 



himfelf j mult carry tht dead weigh fomewhcrea- 

 bout him, which will be troiiblefometothe^zW^ras 

 well as the Horfe; and the more to the latter , fince 

 tis more remote from his Back then ifit were in the 

 Saddle , and by, confequsnce will more diforder his 

 firokeifthQ Rider imlme to eitheiTt^^ then if itwcre 

 nearer the Center ; as you may fee by a pair o^ Scales , 

 where if the Pin be not placed exadly in the midlt 

 of the^f^w, the longefi part (as being moftdiftant 

 from the Center j will be the heaviefh. 



Now as to the time that you take for dyeting, 

 that mult be jlccording to the Nature of your Hoiie, 

 and the prefent/^f^ of Body he is in ; for tho he may 

 be clean enough for ordinary Huntings yet he may 

 be tar diltant from that perfect State of Body, that 

 is required in a Matchy and to keep him in fuch fti ict 

 jDyet all the Seafon^ ( except on fuch extraordinary 

 Occafions) would be an mnecejfary Expence, 



'As to your Morfes Difpofition for Ennning , yon 

 m'ult know it by ufe and Obfervation , for iri this 

 Point Horfes very much differ , for fome run belt 

 when they are high'mcafe , others when they are in 

 middle Condition of¥lefl7 , and fome again when they 

 appear to the Eye Poor^ and Low in Flelh ; there • 

 fore according to your Horfes Nature , and the time 

 required to bring him into his befi State , you muft 

 crder your day for the tryal of your Match to be. 



But if you defign to put him in for fome Hunting 

 Plate ; there neither the c/^^/ce of your Ground , the 

 Weighty noT the Hoijes you are to run agalnftareac 

 your dtfpofal, but you mult take them as you find 

 them ^ only the time for bringing your Horfe into a 

 good Condition is at your own difcretion , fince you 

 may begin as foon or as late as you pleale to keep him 

 inftrid Dyet , the time for all Plates being ufually 

 iixt^ and annually the fame. 



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