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perhaps only one of his fore Feet, leaving the other ad- 

 vanced ; this Pofture without doubt is defective, becaufe 

 he is dif-united ; but as Perfedion can't be gained at once. 

 Patience and gentle Ufage are the only certain Methods 

 of bringing your Horfe to perforin what you want. There 

 are others, who when they go backward, do it with Fury 

 and Impatience ; thefe you fliould correct brifkly, and 

 fupport lightly with your Legs, while they go backward. 

 There are another fort, who work their lower Jaw about as 

 if they wanted to catch hold of the Bit, who bear upon the 

 Hand, and endeavour to force it ; to fuch Horfes you muft 

 keep your Hand extremely low, and your Reins exadlly 

 even, diftribute equally the Power of each, by rounding 

 your Wrift, and keeping your Nails exacly oppoike your 

 Body. 



After having made your Horfe go backward, let him 

 advance two or three Steps, if he obeys the Hand readily. — 

 This will take off any Diflike or Fear, he may entertain 

 from the Conftraint of going backward ; if he forces the 

 Hand in going backward, thefe three Steps forward will 

 contribute to bring him into it again ; and laftly, they 

 prevent any Vice, that this Leffon might otherwife produce. 



After having advanced three Steps, let him ftop, and 

 turn him ; you will by thefe means fupport him, and take 

 him off from any ill Defigns, which the Treatment you 

 are obliged to obferve towards him, in order to make him 

 flop and go backward with Precifion and Order, might 

 otherwife give rife to. — After having tnarned him, make 



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