Part I. PerfeSt Farrier. iij 



ftralt Line forwards, then you may put him upon 

 Volts or Circles, and continue the fame method ; but 

 the Circles muft be fomewhat large at firft, and you 

 mult remember when you raife him to Leap, that 

 you help him with the point of your Rod, upon the 

 fetting on of his Dock, or with the great end of it 

 juft behind the Saddle , the Rod being turned in your 

 Hand and your 'Thumb downwards, and do it with 

 one or more ftrokes as you pleafe, fo it be done in 

 time, which is when he is raifed before-, and always 

 when you have done leafing, caufe him to make a 

 high Pefate or two. 



As for your Bridle-hand, you muft always make it 

 work the outward Rein, to bring in his autward Shoul- 

 der, and narrow him before, and enlarge him behind^ 

 that fo he may be prefled upon the infide of the 

 Turn, and at liberty without, that his Croup may go 

 a little out, and be the more free and at liberty ; 

 for were his Croup fubje&ed or bound up he could 

 not Leap ; therefore the outward Rein is to be ufed 

 for all Leaps whatfoever, either fir ait forwards or 

 Upon Circles. 



The Croupade is performed after the fame manner, 

 the difference confiding only in the way of helping 

 with the Rod, which muft be by linking him a little 

 above the Gambrels. 



The Balotade is done after the fame method, only 

 that you muft ftrike him with the Rod juft upon the 

 middle of his Croup. 



A Step and a Leap is an dyre in which Horfes 

 commonly go when they have not a good Appuy^ 

 for the Step puts him upon the Hand, and gives him 

 a rife to Leap, like one that runs before he leaf si 

 and fo may leap higher than he that goes every time 

 a Leap. Now all Leaps are made upon the Hand % 

 therefore fee that your Horfe be well fettled upon 

 the Hand before you offer to try if he will Leap f 

 becaufe nothing diforders a Horfe's Month more 



than 



