<?8 'the Compleat Horfewan : or, 



CHAP. VI. 



How to flop a Horje^ and make him go back. 



A S to Stopping, you fhould at firft pra&ife it 

 jf\ but feldom, and very gently, and Hop him 

 rather by degrees, and with two or three Falcades 

 or Times, than all at once and upon a fuddcn \ for 

 this weakens the Reins and Back of a young Horfe 

 very much, who hath not been accuftomed to it. 

 Therefore when you intend to make a Stop, put 

 your Body and Shoulders a little back to make the 

 Horfe ply his Haunches, and griping him fomewhat 

 hard with your Thighs, pull the inward Rein of 

 the Cavezon, and make him in this Poflure to form 

 pretty firm Stops, at the fame time helping him 

 with your outward Leg •, but you mult never at- 

 tempt fuch Stops until your Horfe begin to be light 

 and ea lie upon his Trot \ and when ycu find that 

 he begins to fupple and gallop light, his Head in 

 and Croup out, then accuftom him to frequent 

 flopping; to perform which exadly, ycu mult pull 

 hard, as I faid ? the inward Rein of the Cavezon, 

 and make your outward Leg, by approaching it near 

 his Side, bring in your Horfe's 'outward Hind- Leg, 

 otherwise he cannot flop upon his Haunches, be- 

 caufe his outward Haunch would be without the 

 Volt.^ You mull alfo take care, when you are firft 

 teaching him to flop, not to make him advance or 

 rife before, for this hath fpoiled many a Horfe, ma- 

 king him at the leaffc pull to rife fo high before, that 

 they are in danger of Renverfing, or coming over 

 upon the Rider. Therefore never teach your Horfe 

 to rife before after you flop him, until he be well 

 >fett!ed upon the Hand \ for indeed the railing of a 

 Horfe' before, or upon Pefate> 5 fhould be one of 



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