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a Saddle, and maintain'd, that if the Horfe toffed or fhook 

 his Head, bore too much, or too little upon his Bridle, he 

 punifli'd himfelf in fuch a manner, that (as he imagin'd) the 

 Horfe was compell'd to put himfelf upon his Haunches, and 

 to take a good Apuy ; efpecially as the Fear of the Cham- 

 briere or Whip, always ready behind him, kept him in awe. 

 The Horfe was often taken out of the two Pillars, in order 

 to be put to the fingle Pillar, with a Cord tied to the Ban- 

 quet of the Bit as a falfe Rein ; here he was work'd by be- 

 ing made to rife before, and driven round the Pillar, with 

 a defign and in hopes of making him ftep out and embrace, 

 or cover well the Ground he went round, as well as to gi\'e 

 him Refolution in his Work, and to cure him of Dullnefs and 

 Sloth, if he had it in his Temper. We don't know whe- 

 ther Mr. P/uvme/ deligned any real Advantages from this 

 Method or no ; but be that as it will, it prevails no longer 

 among us. — It mufl be owned, that the two Pillars of his 

 inv^enting are fliill preferved, and that no Manage is with- 

 out them ; but at leaft we have fupprefs'd the fingle Pillar,, 

 which ferves only to fatigue and harrafs a Horfe : Learn 

 never to put a Horfe between the two Pillars till he is well 

 fuppled, and you hav^e given him the firft Principles of the 

 Unlou between the Legs, which are the natural Pillars that 

 every Horfeman fhould employ. We muft take care to work 

 the Horfe with great Prudence at firft, and as gently as 

 pofTible ; for a Horfe being in this Leffon very much con- 

 fined and forced, and not able to efcape, nor to go forward 

 nor backward, he oftentimes grows quite furious, and 

 abandons himfelf to every Motion that Rage and Refent- 

 ment can fugnreft. Bedn then this Lcflbn in the plaineft 



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