OF HORSEMANSHIP. 115 



CHAP. XVII. 



Of the Mezai?'. 



t 11 ^HE Gallop is the Foundation of the Terre-a-Terre ; 

 JL for in thefe two Motions the Principle of the A6tion. 

 is the fame, fince the Terre-a-Terre is only a fhorten'd Gal- 

 lop, with the Croupe /«, and the Haunches following in a 

 clofe and quick Time. 



The Mezair is higher than the A6lion of Terre-a-Terre, 

 and lower than that of Curvets', we may therefore con- 

 clude, that the Terre-a-'Terre, is the Foundation of the 

 Mezair, as well as of Curvets. — In the Terre-a-'Terre, the 

 Horfe fhould be more together than in the Gallop, that he 

 may mark his 'Time or Cade7ice more diftindlly ; although 

 in a true Terre-a-Terre^ there are no Times to be mark'd, 

 for it is rather a gliding of the Haunches, which comes 

 from the natural Springs in the Limbs of the Horfe. 



I HAVE faid, that the Terrc-a -Terre is the Foundation of 

 the Messair ; in effeft, the higher you raife the Fore-parts of 

 the Horfe, the flower and more diftind; his A6lion will be, 

 and by making him beat and mark the Time with his Hind - 

 feet, infcead of gliding them along as in the Terre- a-Te?'re, 

 you put him to the Mezair, or Half-curvets, 



Q^-2 When 



