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Horfe has Imagination, Memory and Judgment ; v/ork upon 

 thefe three Faculties, and you will be mofl likely to fucceed. 

 In reality, the Corredlions which reduce a Horfe to the 

 greateft Obedience, and which difhearten him the leaft, are 

 fuch as are not fevere, but fuch as confifl: in oppofing his 

 Will and Humour, by rcftraining and putting him to do 

 diredly the contrary. — If your Horfe don't advance or go 

 off readily, or if he is fluggifli, make him go {ideways, 

 fometimes to one hand, fometimes to the other, and drive 

 him forward ; and fo alternatively. — If he goes forward too 

 faft, being extremely quick of feeling, moderate your Aids, 

 and make him go backwards fome Steps ; if he prefles for- 

 ward with Hurry and Violence, make him go backward a 

 great deal. — If he is diforderly and turbulent, walk him 

 ftrait forward, with his Head i?t and Croupe out ; thefe forts 

 of Corredions have great Influence upon mofl: Horfes. It 

 is true, that there are fome of fo bad and rebellious Difpo- 

 fitions, which availing themfelves of their Memory to falfify 

 their Leffons, require fharp Corredion, and upon whom 

 gentle PuniHinient would have no Effe6l • but in ufing Se- 

 verity to fuch Florfes, great Prudence and Management are 

 neceffary. The Chara6ler of a Florfeman is to work with 

 Deflgn, and to execute with Method and Order ; he fliould 

 have more Forbearance, more Experience, and more Saga- 

 city than moft People are poffcffcd oh 



The Spurs, when ufed by a knowing and able Horfeman, 

 are of great Service ; but when ufed improperly, nothing 

 fo foon makes a Horfe abjed and jadifli. Given properly, 



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