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Principles, although juft, as if they had been fuggefted by 

 Ignorance itfelf. 



Three Qualities are eflentially necefiary to make the 

 Trot ufeful, it ought to be exte?jdedf fupple^ and cve?i or 

 equal J thefe three Qualities are related to, and mutually 

 depend upon each other : In effed:, you can't pafs to the 

 fupple Trot, without having firft work'd your Horfe upon 

 the extended Trot ; and you can never arrive at the even 

 and equal Trot, without having pradifed the Supple. 



I MEAN by the extended Trot, that in which the Horfe 

 trots out without retaining himfelf, being quite flrait, and 

 going diredly forwards ; this confequently is the kind of 

 Trot, with which you muft begin ; for before any thing 

 elfe ought to be meditated, the Horfe fhould be taught to 

 embrace and cover his Ground readily, and without fear. 



The Trot however may be extended without being fupple, 

 for the Horfe may go diredlly forward, and yet not have 

 that Eafe and Supplcnefs of Limbs, which diftinguiflies and 

 charaderizes the Supple, 



I DEFINE the fupple Trot to be that in which the Horfe 

 at every Motion that he makes bends and plays all his Joints ; 

 that is to fay, thofe of his Shoulders, his Knees and Feet, 

 which no Colts or raw Horfes can execute, who have not 

 had their Limbs fuppled by Exercife, and who always trot 

 with a furprizing StiiFnefs and Aukwardnefs, and without the 



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