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firm and moderately together ; aid with the Tongue, the 

 Switch, and your Legs ; the Moment you perceive he com- 

 prehends what it is you would have him to do, though never 

 fo little, encourage and carefs him. — If in the Beginning of 

 this Lefibn you were to ufe Force or Rigour, he would 

 confider the Stridnefs of your Hand, and the Aids of the 

 Le^Ts, as a Punifhment, and it would difcourage him. It 

 is therefore proper to work gently and by degrees ; when- 

 ever then he makes an Attempt to rife, carefs him ; make 

 him go forwards, try to make him rife a fecond time, 

 either more or lefs, and ufe him by degrees to rife higher 

 and higher ; you will find that he will foon be able to 

 make his Pefades perfed, and to make four, or even more, 

 with Eafe and Readinefs ; fluggifh and heavy Horfes re- 

 quire in the Beginning ftronger and fliarper Aids. 







There are other Horfes who are apt to rife of themfelveSj 

 without being requir'd to do fo ; drive them forward in 

 order to prevent them. — Some in making the Pefade, don't 

 bend and gather up tlieir Fore-legs, but ftretch them out, 

 paw, and crofs them one over the other in the Air, refem- 

 bling the Adion of a Perfon's Hands who plays upon tlie 

 Spinnet ; to thefe Horfes you muft apply the Switch, 

 ftriking them brifkly upon the Shoulders or Knees. — There 

 are others, who in the Inftant that you endeavour to make 

 them rife, availing themfelves of the Power which they 

 have from being put together^ in order to perform this 

 Adion, throw themfelves forward in hopes of freeing them- 

 •felves from all Subjection ; the only Way to corredt fuch 

 -Vices, is to make the Horfe go backward the fame Length 



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