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few Horfes but what he will oblige to bring down 

 tfieir Nofes. 



Thefe are all the different ways that Horfes carry 

 their Heads or Necks, together with the Branches 

 proper for them. 



It remains that I difcourfe of fuch Necks as are 

 too (lender, and whofe Mouths will not endure the 

 preffure of the Bitt upon their Bars, nor confequent- 

 ly any thing of a firm Hand. 1 told you the firfl 

 Branch was proper for fuch Horfes, but People 

 having no fancy to give fuch Branches to Journey- 

 Pads, they may make ufe of the fixth Branch, and 

 render it more gentle at the Sevil-hole by half an 

 Inch, which will make it proper for them. Note, 

 that the further the Sevil-hole is without the Line 

 of the Banquet, the harder and ftronger the Branch 

 is ; and the more it approacheth, or even cometh 

 on this fide the faid Line, fo much the more 

 gentle is it. 



CHAP. XXXIX. 



A Difcourfe of Breedings and how to raije a good 

 and beautiful Race of Horfes. • 



THE Goodnefs of Horfes depends much upon 

 the truenefs of the Race, the Quality of the 

 Grounds where they run, their manner of feeding 

 when houfed, and the method of governing them 

 while young. 



Among ail the Authors who have written on this 

 Subjecl, no one hath given fuch exact 1 nil ructions 

 as the Duke of Newcaftle •, but his Book being very 

 fcarceand dear, and treating of many curious things, 

 more proper for a Mailer in the Art of Riding than 

 for a private Gentleman, our Author thought he 

 ihould do fervice to the Publick, by prefeming it 



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