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by which a HoiTe can be dreft, becaufe it is only by the 

 Hand and Heel that he can be adjufted. 



The Horfeman's Legs, by being kept near the Horfe's 

 Sides, ferve not only to embellifli his Seat, but without 

 keeping them in this Pofture, he never will be able to give 

 his Aids juftly. — To explain this : If the Motion of my Leg 

 is made at a diftance from the Horfe, it is rather a Cor- 

 redion than an Aid, and alarms and diforders the Horfe ; 

 on the contrary, if my Leg is near the Part that is moft 

 fenfible, the Horfe may be aided, advertifed of his Fault, 

 and even punifhed, in much lefs time, and confequently by 

 this means kept in a much greater Degree of Obedience. — 

 The Legs furnifh us with four Sorts of Aids, the Infide of 

 the Knees, the Calfs, pinching delicately with the Spurs, 

 and prefling ftrongly upon the Stirrups. The effential Ar- 

 ticle in drefling a Horfe, is to make known the Gradation 

 of thefe feveral Aids, which I will explain. The Aid of the 

 Infide of the Knees is given, by doling and fqueezing your 

 Knees, in fuch a manner, that you feel them prefs and grafp 

 your Horfe extremely. You aid with the Calfs of your 

 Legs, by bending your Knees, fo as to bring your Calfs fo 

 clofe as to touch the Horfe with them. 



The Aid of Pinching with the Spurs, is performed in the 

 fame manner, by bending your Knees, and touching with 

 -the Spurs the Hair of the Horfe, without piercing the Skin. 

 The lall Aid, v.'hich is only proper for very fenfible and de- 

 licate Horfes, confifts in ftretching down your Legs, and 



preffing firm upon the Stirrups. 



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