White, the Yellow.-Dun, the Kite Glewed, and the Pide- 

 Baid are reputed Flegniatick. The Chefnut-Moufe Dun,Red 

 Bay and Blew-Gray are taken for Melanchoiicks , fo that in 

 this fort, according to the opinion of the Learned, the four 

 Humours Emblems of the four Elements are divided, and by 

 this Rule you mufl obferve what difeafes fuch like Horfes 

 are mofl incident to, as in this Treatife you may be adver- 

 tifed, and be fure narrowly to make Inquilition on that par- 

 ticular. 



The next thing to be confidercd is the Paces, and the ofpdas. 

 Horfes aptnefs therein ^ if you defign him for War, then 

 the lofty Trot is molt to be elteemed, and to know that he is 

 cleaner therein j take thefe obfervations in the taking up 

 his Legs and crofs moving his Limbs, as when the far hin- 

 der Leg and the near fore-Leg move and go forward, and 

 in the fame manner the two other Legs in good order and 

 equal diltance, and in this motion the nearer a Horfe taketh 

 his Limbs from the ground, the opener, the evener and the 

 -'Ihortei' he treadeth, the better will be his Pace, and the con- 

 trary declares much imperfedion. 



If you buy a Horfe for pleafure, the Amble is the belt, in pgypif^n^f 

 which obferve that he move both his Legs on one lidetogc- Travd. 

 ther neat, and with compleat deliberation, for if he treads 

 too fhort he is apt to ftumble, if too large to cut, aad if 

 Ihufling or rowling he does it flovenly, and befides rids no 

 ground. '^ ' 



If your Horfe be defigned for Hunting, a racking Pace is 

 molt expedient, which little differs from the Amble, only is ^^^^^^i' 

 more adive and nimble,w hereby the Horfe obferves due Moti- 

 on 5 but you mufl not force him on too eagerly, left being in 

 confufion helofeall knowledge of what you defign him to, 

 and fo handle his Legs confufedly. 



The Gallop is requifite for Race Horfes, and the things 

 to be obferved therein are thefe. Firit let the Horfe take up 

 his feet nimbly from the ground, but not rife over high, nei- 

 ther Rowling , Beating, nor Stretching out his fore-Legs 

 beyond his reach , but following with his hinder , Aptly 

 and Nimbly, not being Sibje<n: to the fwift cut, Croflingor 

 Claping 0R€ foot ttpon the other , but ever leading with 



his. 



