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Manner, contenting yourfelf with only making him go from 

 fide to {ide, by means of the Switch, or from fear of the 

 Chambriere. At the End of fome Days, the Horfe, thus 

 become obedient, and accullomed to the Subjedion of the 

 Pillars ; try to make him infenfibly go into the Cords, 

 which when he will do readily, endeavour to get a Step or 

 two exu&. and in ;time of the PaJJage or Piaffer. 



If he offers to prefent himfelf to it, be it never fo little, 

 make him leave off, encourage him, and fend him to the 

 Stable ; augment thus your Leflbns by degrees, and exa- 

 mine and endeavour to difcover to what his Difpofition 

 turns, that you may cultivate and improve it. The worft 

 Effed; of the Pillars is the Hazard you run of entirely 

 ruining the Hocks of your Horfe, if you don't diflinguifh 

 Tery cxadly between thofe Parts and the Haunches. Many 

 People think that when the Horfe goes into the Cords, he 

 is of confequence upon his Haunches ; but they don't re- 

 mark, that often the Horfe only bends his Hocks, and that 

 his Hocks pain him by fo much the more, as his hinder 

 Feet are not in their due Equilibre. 



The Fore-legs of a Horfe are made like thole of a Man 

 the Knees are before or without^ the Hinder-legs are fhaped 

 like our Arms, he bends his Hocks as we do our Elbows ; 

 therefore if he rifes before very high, he muft ftretch and 

 ftiffen his Hocks, and confequently can never be leated 

 upon his Haunches ; to be upon them, the Horfe muft 

 bend and bring them under him, becaufe the more his 

 Hinder-legs are brought under him, the more his Hinder- 



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