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of Strength, or of Supplenefs ; whether it proceeds from his 

 having been exercifed unflcilfully, too much, or too little. If 

 he is heavy, becaufe the Motions of his Legs and Shoulders are 

 naturally cold and fluggifh, tho' at the fame time his Limbs 

 are good, and his Strength is only confin'd and fhut up, if I 

 may fo fay, a moderate but continual Exercife of the Trot 

 will open and fupple his Joints, and render the Adion of 

 his Shoulders and Legs more free and bold ; hold him in the 

 Hand, and fupport him in the Trot, but take care fo to do 

 it, as not to check or flacken his Pace : Aid him and drive 

 him forward, while you fupport him-; remember at the fame 

 time, that if he is loaded with a great Head, the Continuation 

 of the Trot, will make hisApuy hard and dull, becaufe he will 

 by this means abandon himfelf ftiil more, and weigh upon 

 the Hand. All Horfes that are inclined to be 72tmi?7gue, 

 fliould be kept to the extended Trot ; every Horfe who 

 has a Tendency to be r^mingue^ is naturally difpofed to 

 colledl all his Strength, and to unite himfelf; your only way 

 with fuch Horfes is to force them forward : In the Inftant 

 that he obeys, and goes freely on, retain him a little ; yield 

 your Hand immediately after, and you vvill find foon that 

 the Horfe of himfelf will bend his Joints, and go united 

 and equally. 



A Horse of a fluggifh and cold Difpofition, which has 

 neverthelefs Strength and Bottom, fliould likewife be put to 

 the extended Trot ; as he grows animated, and begins to 

 go free, keep him together by little and little, in order to 

 lead him infenfibly to the fuppk Trot ; but if while you 



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