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draws in his Head, and I bring in his outward Shoulder by- 

 means of the other Rein : In this Pofture, I fupport him 

 with my inner Leg, and he goes along the Wall, his Croupe 

 being out and at liberty, and his inner Leg pafling over 

 and crofling his outward Leg at ev^ery Step he makes. — By 

 this, I fupple his Neck, I fupple his Shoulders, I work his 

 Haunches, and I teach the Horfe to know the Heels. I 

 fay, that the Haunches are worked, though his Croupe is at 

 liberty, becaufe it is from the Fore-parts only, that a Horie 

 ^an be upon his Haunches. 



In effedl, after having placed his Head, draw it /;z, and 

 you will lengthen his Croupe, you raife him higher before 

 than behind, his Legs come under his Belly, and confe- 

 quently he bends his Haunches. It is the fame as when he 

 comes down Hill, his Croupe, being higher than his Fore- 

 parts, is pufhed under him, and the Horfe is upon his 

 Haunches ; lince it is evident that the Hinder fupport all 

 the Fore-parts, therefore in going along the Side of the 

 Wall, by the means of the inner Rein, I put together and 

 unite my Horfe. 



Behold then, in Ihort, the moil certain Methods of 

 enabling yourfelf to give to a Horfe this Union^ this Free- 

 dom and Eafe, by which learning haw to ballance his 

 Weight equally and with Art, and diftributing his Strength 

 with Exadnefs to all his Limbs, he becomes able to under- 

 take and execute with Juftnefs and Grace, whatever the 

 Horfeman demands of him, conformable to his Strength and 



Difoolition. 



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