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and Grace, and to manage his Horfe without being en- 

 cumber'd by it. To aid with the Switch, you muft hold it 

 in your Hand, in fuch a manner that the Point of it be 

 turned towards the Horfe's Croupe, this is the moil conve- 

 nient and eafy Manner ; that of aiding with it, not over 

 the Shoulder, but over the Bending of your Arm, by 

 removing your left Arm from your Body, and keeping it a 

 little ber.t, fo as to make the End of the Switch fall upon- 

 the Middle of the Horfe's Back, is very difficult to execute.. 



Shaking the Switch backward and forward to animate the 

 Horfe with the Sound, is a graceful Aid ; but till a Florfe- 

 is accuflom'd to it, it is apt to drive him forward too much. 



In cafe your Horfe is too light and nimble with his Croupe,, 

 you muft aid before only with the Switch ; if he bends or 

 finks his Croupe, or tofles it about without kicking out, you 

 muft aid juft; at the Setting on of the Tail. — If you would 

 have him make Croupades, give him the Switch a little 

 above the Flocks. 



To aid with your Tongue, you muft turn it upward, 

 againft the Palate of the Mouth, fhut your Teeth, and then- 

 remove it from your Palate j the Noife it makes is admi- 

 rable to encourage a Horfe, to quicken and put him toge- 

 ther ; but you muft not ufe it continually, for fo, inftead 

 of animating your Horfe, it would ferve only to lull him. 

 — rhere are People who when they work their Horfes, 

 vvhiftle and make ufe of their Voices ; thefe Aids are ridi- 

 culous, we fhould leave thefe Habits to Grooms and Coach- 

 men, 



