2 3 '-8; 'Jl?eJockies Sfdafler^piece, 



time la him break through them, whilil they feem to re- 

 tire as in flight and confalion, and by often fo doing, he 

 will he imboldenecl to make any attempt in charging. 



To make him fo hardy, as to indure with patience the 

 thundring of Cannons or noife of Drums and Trumpets j 

 let him go in the company of fuch horfes as have been in- 

 nured to the War ^j and com ing into a narrow place, where 

 divers perfons are planted with Drums, Trumpets, Muf^ 

 quets, Piflols and Blunderbufes, force him on, whilft they 

 give fire, beat the Drum, and found the Trumpet, and if 

 he flart or recoil gently, draw him off, ^nd face again, try* 

 ing him the fecond time, and fo the third with encourage- 

 ing Words and good Management, till by the example of 

 the other Horfes he breaks through, and returns to the 

 charge afrefh with like fury, the which he will in a fhort 

 time take pleafure in. And thus much for the War- 

 Horfe. 



If you defign to train up your Horfe for Hunting, bring 

 H91V to or- hini to a running pace, and Gallop more then ufualy fwift, 

 nlrrt'^L ^^^ fornier of yyhkh you may dp by leading hm in a long 

 Training ^^^^^r and funning with him in your hand, whilft one 

 himtoHnn- v^ith a Whip follows you-, when having pradifed it often, 

 ting. ,mount his Back with fliarp Spurs and a fteady Bit, then 

 ride hhiifompyvhat up Hill, and then fiercely upon the Plain, 

 fuffering him tohaye at one time more Weigiit then at anor 

 thera that fo he may (finding himfelf light ) run with plea- 

 fure,' obferving always how he takes up his Legs, and that 

 he throw: not up his hinder parts, go outwards nor inter- 

 fere i having bi^ought him by often u.fe to a fwift pace, 

 commonly called a Racking-pace , uie him to the Gallop, 

 making him fall ptt«n out of the one into the other, Gal- 

 loping him moderately upon all grounds as well high as 

 low, often riding amongft the Brakes, Buflies and Bryers, 

 that he may neither flart at tliem nor fhun them upon oc- 

 csfiouj and coming into a plain Field where the Ground is 

 f&fr, . let two men hold a Pole a confiderable highth between 

 \. over which oblige him to leap, and if he chance to 

 iii^'/ ii^'9f^<?"j thenmuft they let it fall for his better en- 

 'i-Wf^^-':'';^^^- ■> ^^^^ ^^y ^ira again, fometimcs leading hm 

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