^4 The Cdmpkat Horfeman : or 



of his Hind- feet turn outward, he will be for nq 

 great Service, and the more he turns them out, 

 the more reafon you will have to conclude he is a 

 bad Horfe, whatever other Qualifications he may 

 have. 



Having thus obferved him fuanding, let him be 

 trotted along the Srreet in one's Hand, and take no- 

 tice if the lifting up, keeping up ? and fetting down 

 of his Legs be fuch as I am going to defcribe \ as 

 alfo if he keep his Reins ftrait and equal without 

 rocking or fvvinging ; his Head high, well placed, 

 and firm •, for if he halt he will mark every time in 

 his Trot with a motion of his Head. 



Then caufe fome body to ride him a foot-pace, 

 wherein you are to take notice if he have the Raifwg 

 or lifting up of his Leg, the Stay, or keeping of ic 

 up, and the Tread or fetting of it down, all good. 



The Ralfing will be good if he perform it hardily 

 and with eafe, not croiling his Legs, nor carrying 

 his Feet too much out or in, and that he alfo bend 

 his Knees as much as is needful. 



The Stay is good when he keeps them up fo long 

 as he ought, his Head and Body remaining in a 

 good Pofture, and if he do not fet down one Leg 

 fuddenly to give eafe to another Leg which is weak 

 or pained. 



The Tread is good if it be firm, and without rett- 

 ing upon one fide of the Foot more than upon the 

 other, or fetting down the Toe or Heel one before, 

 the other: If he fet his Heels firfl: to ground, then 

 is it a fign that he isfounder'd in the Feet ; but if 

 he fhall fet his Toes firfl: to ground, then will it be a 

 Token that he hath been a Draught- Horfe: The 

 whole Foot therefore fhould be fet down equally, 

 and at the fame inftant of rjme, and turned neither 

 out nor in. 



Some Hot fes, altho'they have the Raifing, Stay., 

 mi Tread of the Foot very good, yet they have a 



bad 



