190 The Cample at Horfeman : or. 



Amble, you mult ftay him well upon the Hand, and 

 work him forwards with the Calves of your Legs, 

 one after the other, and thereby force him to fet 

 down the Fore-Foot of that fide wherewith he leads, 

 fooner than otherwife he would, which makes it 

 juft to anfwer the motion of the Hind- Leg of that 

 fide : As for example, if he lead with the Far-fide, 

 herernoves his Hind-Leg and Fore- Leg of the fame 

 fide atone time, whilft the other two Legs of the 

 Near- fide ftand ftill, which is two of a fide in the 

 Air, and two upon the Ground at the fame time. 

 See Plate 5. Fig- 9. 



Of the Trot. 



A Trot is two Legs in the Air and two upon (the 

 Ground at the fame time crofs-wife, or in the 

 form of a St. Andrew's Crofs. And as in the Amble 

 you ftaid your Horfe upon the Hand, and prelfed 

 bim forwards with the Calves of your Legs one after 

 the other, fo on the contrary, if your Horfe be Walk- 

 ing and you would have him to Trot, you muft flack 

 your Bridle-hand, and prefs him on with both your 

 Calves at one and the fame time, which will force him 

 to advance the Hind-Leg of the fide wherewith he 

 did not lead, fooner than otherwife he would, and 

 fo move at the very fame time with the Fore- Leg of 

 that fide wherewith he began to lead \ which is the 

 true a&ion of the Trot, that is Hind-Leg of one fide,, 

 and Fore-Leg of the other at one and the fame 

 time. 



Of the Gallop. 



A Horfe in Galloping ftraight forwards, may lead 

 with which Fore Leg he pleafeth, altho' Horfes do 

 it mod commonly with their right Fore- Leg: But 

 with whatever Fore-Leg they lead, the Hind-Leg 



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