2 1 8 The Compleat Horfeman : or, 



than leaping : For Leaps of all kinds give no help 

 with your Legs at all, only hold him up well with the 

 Bridle-hand when he rifes before, that fo he may rife 

 the higher behind, and when he begins to rife behind, 

 put your Bridle-hand a little forward, to hold him up 

 before, and ftay him there upon the Hand, as if he 

 hung in the Air, and Time the Motion of your Bridle- 

 hand, fo as that you may take him as if he were a 

 Ball upon the bound, which is the greatefl: Secret of 

 all in leaping a Horfe right- 



CHAP. XIII. 



Of the Piroyte. 



TH E Action of a Horfe's Legs in the Tiroyte is 

 very extraordinary *, for your Hand being up- 

 on the outfide of his Neck to make him look into 

 the Turn, before you begin the Tiroyte you muft in an 

 inftant work violently with the outward Rein of the 

 Bridle, to ftraiten his Fore-Tarts, and give his Hinder- 

 farts more liberty. 



As he is going to the Right-hand, at the fame time 

 that he lifts his two Fore-Legs, he lifts his Hind-Leg 

 without the Turn, fo that he hath three Legs up at 

 a time, and all the weight of his Body at that time 

 refteth upon his inward Hind Leg only, and when, 

 thofe three Legs that were up, come to the Ground, 

 his outward Shoulder comes in fo quickly, that it 

 makes his inward Hind- Leg to move at the fame time 

 almoffc in one place, to fupply the place of a Center, 

 that fo he may make an exacl; Turn or Circle : I fay, 

 that at the fame time his three Legs which, were in 

 the Air are fet down, his inward Hind- Leg removes 

 to accompany the Round or Circle, but in a manner 

 Hill in one place: So that indeed the inward Hind- 

 Leg is the Center upon which the porfe turns, tho' a$ 



the 



