BRITISH TURF. 591 



crowding and reaching against the rider. This 

 reaching against his rider, pulls the horse's fore 

 legs out further than the pace occasions. In all 

 these attitudes, his sinews are more worked and 

 extended, he has more exertion, his wind more 

 locked, and thus reaching and pointing his fore 

 legs, makes them dwell and tire. 



" The first fine part in riding a race, is to com- 

 mand your horse to run light in his mouth ; 

 it keeps him the better together, his legs are the 

 more under him, his sinews less extended, less 

 exertion, his wind less locked ; the horse running 

 thus to order, feeling light for his rider's wants, his 

 parts are more at ease and ready, and he can run 

 considerably faster when called upon, to what he 

 can when that he has been running in the fretting, 

 sprawHng attitudes, with part of his rider's weight 

 in his mouth. 



" And as the horse comes to his last extremity, 

 finishing his race, he is the better forced and kept 

 straight with manner * and fine touching to his 

 mouth. In this situation, the horse's mouth 

 should be eased of the weight of his rein ; if not, 

 it stops him, little or much. 



" If a horse is a slug, he should be forced with 

 a manner up to this order of running, and par- 

 ticularly so if he has to make play, or he will 



* This word is thus explained by Chifney, in a note. " The word 

 manner is knowing, putting, keeping self and horse in the best of atti- 

 tudes. This gives readiness, force, and quickness. 



