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lighten'd his Fore-part, and put him upon, his Haunches, 

 for fear of throwing him fo much upon his Shoulders, that 

 it may be very difficult afterwards to raife him. Take par- 

 ticular care to lighten every Horfe that is heavy before, and 

 has Malice in his Temper at the fame time ; for if you were 

 to prefs him, he would refift you through Vice ; in which 

 Cafe by his Want of Strength on one hand, and being heavy 

 and unwieldy on the other, you would be expofed to evi- 

 dent Danger.. 



A rejlive Horfe is one that refufes to go forward, who 

 {landing flill in the fame Place, defends himfelf, and refifts 

 his Rider in feveral different Manners ; it is much to be fear'd 

 that one fhould loie all Temper with fuch a Horfe, fince it 

 requires a great deal of Patience to cure fo Capital a Fault, 

 and which perhaps by Habit and Time is fo rooted in him 

 as to be almoft natural to him ; treat a Horfe of this fort, 

 who has been too much conftrain'd and tyrannized over, 

 with the fame Lenity that you would fhew to a young 

 Colt. 



The Spurs are as improper to be ufed to one as the other ; 

 make ufe of your Switch in order to drive him forward, 

 you will alarm him the lefs ; the Spurs furprize a Horfe, 

 abate his Courage, and are more likely to make him reftive, 

 than oblige him to go forward, if he refufes to do ^o. There 

 is likewife another Method to punifh a reftive Horfe ; it is to 

 make him go backwards the Moment he begins to refift ; 

 this Corredion often fucceeds ; but the general Rule is to 



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