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right fide of your horfe*s neck lie flat upon yout' 

 three fingers in your left-hand, your two left reins 

 placed flat upon the right, and your thumb prefixed 

 flat upon all four. This is the only fure method 

 to keep your reins firm, free from confufion, and 

 to caufe them to adt properly ; which any lady or 

 gentleman will be convinced of if they will only give 

 themfelves the pleafure to pradife, as I cannot call 

 it a trouble. 



If it fliould be demanded why the horfe would 

 not ride as well with only the Bridoun, without the 

 Bit ? my anfwer is that fuppofe your horfe becomes 

 hard and heavy in hand, on being rode by both Bit 

 and Bridoun, where they have both a6led together : 

 you on this fliorten your Bit-reins whereby they ad: 

 alone the Bridouns becoming flack, your horfe in- 

 ftantly becomes light in hand, as though touched by 

 2i magickjlick, reining his neck properly, is imme- 

 diately light before, gathers himfelf upon his haunch- 

 es, and what appeared, but nozv a garronly fluggifti 

 beafl: wears the appearance of a well dreflTed horfe. 



Well and thorough broke horfes with mouths made 

 fine and to anfwer the niceft touch of feeling, are in 

 general rode by the Bit alone, the Bridouns hanging 

 loofe and feem more for ornament than ufe ; but yet 

 in the hand of a flkillful horfeman are of the greatefl: 

 utility; for by handling your right Bridoun-rein light- 

 ly with your whip hand at proper times ; you can 

 always raife your horfe's head if too low, you may 

 take the liberty of eafing your Bit-reins at times, fo 

 that playing upon his mouth, as it were an Infiru- 

 ment of mufick, you will always keep his mouth in 

 tune. I cannot find a jufler fimile than, that the 

 Horfe is the Inflrument and the Rider the Player ; 



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