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regularly, is much further advanced in his 

 education than if he made a thousand in a 

 bad position. We must then attend to his 

 position, that is to say his lightness. 



Q. In what proportions ought we to use 

 the force of the horse ? 



A. This cannot be defined, since these 

 forces vary in different subjects; but we 

 should*be sparing of them, and not expend 

 them without circumspection, particularly 

 during the course of his education. It is 

 on this account that we must, so to say, 

 create for them a reservoir ; that the horse 

 may not absorb them uselessly, and that the 

 rider may make a profitable and more last- 

 ing use of them. 



Q. What good will result to the horse 

 from this judicious employment of his forces ? 



A. As we will only make use of forces 

 useful for certain movements, fatigue or ex- 

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