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the bell advantage, fometimes riding him with a double, 

 and fometimes with a iingle Tramel, and as he grows per- 

 feft, life him to more difficult Grounds, and when he does 

 well cheriOi him, and when on the contrary, rate him exceed- 

 ingly, but Itrike him not, and by fuch means being brought 

 to underftand what he is to do, he will perform it with de- 

 light. 



Having by this time, by your diligence caufed your Morfe 

 to underftand the ufe of the Saddle, Bridles, and every Check 

 and motion, commonly called helps or corredions j as 

 the voice of the Rod, the Calves of the Legs, the moving 

 of your Body, tlie Spur, the Stirrop, the Calves of yeur 

 Legs, &c. life great diligence to make him tread his ground, 

 fo as he may on all occafions be fure footed, and keep a 

 ftrait and even Path without writhing his head or turning 

 out of the way, llartling or fuddainly altering his motion, 

 and in fuch fort will he be fitted for any Race, and unquelli- 

 onsbly bear away the prize, if not unequal! matched, efpe- 

 cially if he be dieted well j for that purpofe diredions for 

 which you may find at the end of ^*«r^4;;;^-Mafter-pi6ce ; 

 a Book efx)ecially well approved , and whither for brevities 

 fake I refer you. 



If you defign your Horfe for the Wars, order him in the ra ^ k^ 

 manner following. Having taught him to bound and rebound, im aorjk 

 and ufe a lofty carriage by fteadily, and to advantage man- /» 7?4/m^ 

 aging your Reins, fo that his head may neither mount too f'ffttotbf 

 high, link too low, nor Hand too far out^ then bring him ^^' 

 into a ploughed Field, and choofing a deep furrough, enter 

 it, Trotting him therein divers times upon the Streight-line, 

 not permitting any Excurllon, the which iiaving done back- - 

 wards and forwards, make him obferve divers fudden 

 flops, and Bearing or Wheeling to the right and the left. 

 Then making an Exairliontothe right, make hin tread out 

 a Ring of about 25 or 30 Paces in Circumference, aid the 

 like on the left iide the Furrow,raaking him go twice irely 

 round, then mending his fpace, let him with a lofty 1 * ot be- 

 gin again on the right hand, and fo coming round, enter 

 upon the left Ring, and do it fo often till he has performed 

 he right Ring fix times, and the left four times, and then 



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