ip2 T/;e Compleat Horfeman : or y 



A Corvet is an Air wherein the Horfe's Legs arc 

 yet more raifed than in the Demy-Volts^ being a kind 

 of Leap-up and a little forwards, wherein the Horfe 

 raifeth both his Fore-Legs at once, equally advanced, 

 (that is when he is going ftraight forwards, and not 

 in a Circle) and as his Fore- Legs are falling, he imme- 

 diately raifes his Hind-Legs as he did the Fore 7 that 

 is, equally advanced, and not one before the other, 

 fo that all his four Legs are in the Air at once, and 

 as he fets them down he marks but two times with 

 them. See Plate 5. Fig. 9. 



A Capriole is when a Horfe at the full heighth of 

 his Leap yerks or ftrikes out his Hind-Legs as near 

 and even together, and as far out as ever he can 

 ftretch them, in which Action he makes a noife or 

 Claque with them. See Plate 5. Fig. j. 



A Croupade is a Leap, where the Horfe pulls up 

 his Hind-Legs, as if he drew them up to his Belly, 

 See Plate 5. Fig. 8. 



A Balotade is a Leap wherein the Horfe offers to 

 ftrike out with his Hind-Legs but doth it not, only 

 making an offer, and (hewing the Shoes of his Hind- 

 Feet, but does not ftrike. Of thefe three laft Leaps 

 the Capriole is molt efteemed, being the moft per- 

 fect Leap of all. 



A Step and a Leap is as it were three Airs \ the 

 Pace or Step is Terra a Terra, the railing is a Corvet 9 

 and then the Leap finiihes it. 



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