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The Toe iliould be held a little higher than the Heel, 

 for the lower the Toe is, the nearer the Heel will be to the 

 Sides of the Horfe, and mufi: be in danger of toiichinc»- his 

 Flank. Many Perfons, notwithftanding, when they raife 

 their Toe, bend and twift their Ankle, as if they were lame 

 in that Part. The Reafon of this is very plain ; it is be- 

 caufe they make ufe of the Mufcles in their Legs and 

 Thighs ; whereas, they fliould employ only the Joint of the 

 Foot for this Purpofe ; a Joint, given by Nature to facilitate 

 all the Motions of the Foot, and to enable it to turn to the 

 Right or Left, upwards or downwards. 



Such is, in fliort, the mechanical Difpofition ot all the 

 Parts of the Horfeman's Body. I will enlarge no further 

 upon a Subjcd; treated on already fo amply by every Writer ; 

 as it is needlefs to write what has been already handled. I 

 have had no other Defign in this Chapter, than to give an 

 Idea of the Correfpondence that there is between all the 

 Parts of the Body, becaufe it is only by a jufl; Knowledge of 

 this mutual Relation of all the different Parts, that we can 

 be enabled to prefcribe Rules for giving that true and 

 natural Seat, which is not only the Principle of Juftnefs, but 

 likewife the Foundation of all Grace in the Horfeman. 



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