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CHAP. XLIII. 



Of Ambling. 



THere are many different Methods uled ia 

 teaching Horfes to Amble •, fuch as Ambling 

 by the help of a plowed Field *, by Weights ; by 

 Hinder-Shoes, with long Spurs or Plates at the 

 Toes $ by the help of fine Lifts, &c all of which are 

 defective, and have great Inconveniences attending 

 them- I ihall therefore ftiew you the trueft and ealieS 

 way to make a Horfe to Amble, which is this. 



Mount his Back, and try with your Hand, by a 

 gentle and deliberate Racking, and preffing of the 

 Horfe forward, by helping him in the Weeks of his 

 Mouth with your Snaffle (which mull be fmoothj 

 big, and full) and correcting him firft on one fide, 

 then on the other with the Calves of your Legs, 

 and fometimes with the Spur. Now if you can 

 make him of himfelf to ftrike into an Amble, iho* 

 fhuffling and diforderly, there will be much labour 

 faved. But if you find he can by no means appre- 

 hend the Motion you delign to teach him, ftruggle 

 not with him, but make ufe of the Tramel in maa- 

 ner following. 



The Form of the Tramel. 



Firft, for the Side-Ropes, they muft be made of 

 thebeft, fineft, and ftrongeft Pack-thread, twifted 

 by the Rope-maker into a ftrong Cord/ not above 

 the bignefs of a fmall Jack-line, with a Noofe or 

 Loop at each end, fo ftrong as is poffiblc to be 

 made. Neither muft they be twifted too hard, but 

 gently, and with a yielding quality, for that will 

 bring on the motion more eefily, and keep the 



Tramel 



