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to give him by degrees, and infenfibly, a true and jufl: 

 Apuy, to place his Head, and form his Mouth, by Stops 

 and Half-flops ; by fometimes moderating and reftraining 

 him with a gentle and light Hand, and yielding it to him 

 immediately again ; and by fometimes letting him trot with- 

 out feeling the Bridle at all. 



There is a Difference between Horfes who are heavy in 

 the Hand, and fuch as endeavour to force it. The firft Sort 

 Jean and throw all their Weight upon the Hand, either as 

 they happen to be weak, or too heavy and clumfy in their 

 Fore-parts, or from having their Mouths too flefhy and grofs, 

 and confequently dull and infenfible. The fecond pull 

 againft the Hand, becaufe their Bars are lean, hard, and 

 generally round ,; .and the firft may be brought to go 

 equal, and upon their Haunches, by means of the Trot and 

 flow Gallop ; and the other may be made light and adlive 

 by Art, and by fettling them well in their Trot, which 

 will alfo give them Strength and Vigour. Horfes of the firft 

 fort are generally fluggifli, the other kind are for the moft 

 part impatient and difobedient, and upon that very account 

 more dangerous and incorrigible. 



The only Proof, or rather the moft certain Sign of your 

 Horfe's trotting well, is, that when he is in his Trot, and 

 you begin to prefs him a little, he offers to Gallop. 



After having trotted your Horfe fufficiently upon a ftrait 

 l/ine, or diredlly forward, work him upon large Circles ; but 



before 



