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tired, and when he is fo tired, whip and rate hira cxtream- 

 ly, and that will make him altogether out of Love with hisi 

 humour, and dread that which he before delighted in/ '^ •', ;; . 



If your Horfe upon every little occalion be fwbj'e(ft 'tb^^^^^*"'"^ '** 

 rear an End, and bound aloft thereby to endanger himfelf 

 and his Rider, obferve when he is about to rife, and with a 

 convenient Stick llrike him hard on the fore knees, as^alfo 

 between the Ears, leaning forwards with your whole weight, 

 and in fo often ufing him and fuffering the Stick to be Hill 

 in his fight, you will make him out of love with this 

 Vice i or you may do the like by fafl'ning a fhort Reia 

 to the Cheeks of his Bridle, and fo to his Girths holding him 

 ftrait. 



If your Horfe is fubjed to fall down, you raufl have di- Fdling 

 vers to affifl: you, who when they fee him about fo to do, d^^^- 

 muft with Whips, Staves, and Goads fall upon him 

 with ftroaks , and terrible Voices, holding him up by main 

 force, and continuing to beat him, putting a lighted Match 

 under his Tail, and fo forcing him forward, the which three 

 or four fcveral and diftind times repeated, will fo terrific 

 him, that, he will never after be defirous to coiiunit the like 

 Vice. 



If your Horfe be skittilh, fearful and apt to Start, where- •^^^'i^«^ 

 by you are never free from danger whiliT: on his Back. Then f^^ ^^^^^' 

 to reduce him to a better temper, obferve whether the caufe 

 proceeds from fear or humour, if from the former, then is 

 it occafioned by fome ft range fight or found the Horfe was 

 never before acquainted with ^ when to bring him into a bet- 

 ter order, you muft by leading him in your hand, oblige 

 him to come near the thing feared, and fufFer him fo well 

 to view it, that he may become familiar, and well acquain- ' 

 ted therewith, then get upon his Back, and retiring a di- 

 ftance, bring him up again, and by that means he will be 

 fo well acquainted therewith , that he will not ftart for the 

 future. 



If your Horfe by nature be apt to ftart, the caufe pro= 

 ceeding from a head-ftrong humour, then force him into places 

 of greateft danger, and where the moft amazing fights are 

 to be feen, and then if he ftart, recoil or be fearful to pro- 



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