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this he fliould be able to make Pefades eafily, and fo high 

 before as to be held and fupported in the Hand, and al- 

 ways make them upon a ftrait Line at firft, and not on a 

 Circle. — After this afk of him two or three Cwvets ; let 

 him go then two or three Steps, then make two or three 

 Curvets ; and fo alternately. — If you find that your Horfe 

 is well in the Hand, and that he advances regularly, is pa- 

 tient, and don't break his Line, but keeps even upon it, he 

 will drefs very eafily, and foon ; if he prefies forward too 

 much, make him curvet in the fame Place, and make him 

 often go backward. — After he has thus made two or three, 

 demand then more of him, afterwards make him go back- 

 ward, and fo fucce (lively. 



One fees but {^w Horfes which in making Curvets, 

 plant thcmfelves well upon their Haunches and Hocks, at 

 leaft that are not apt to hang back, and who beat and mark 

 equally and fmartly the Meafure of the Air, and keep their 

 Heads true and fteady ; for this Reafon the firft LefTons 

 fhould be flow and gentle, making your Horfe rife very high 

 before, becaufe the longer time the Horfe is in the Air, the 

 eafier it will be to him to adjuft himfclf upon his Haunches, 

 and to aflure his Head, and bend or gather up his Fore- 

 legs ; on the contrary, if he don't rife high before, he only 

 beats and throws about the Duft, and fhuffles his Legs, and can 

 never affemble the different Parts of his Body and be united, 

 as he ought to be in this Manage. 



When a Horfe in his firft Curvets makes of himfelf his 

 Beats, or Times, diligent and quick, it is to be fear'd that 



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