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Having thus taught him in the Walk to both Hands the 

 Space or Ground of the Volte^ let him make three Pefades, 

 then three more, and let him make them with Patience and 

 lightly, but without flopping. Trot him then upon the 

 Volte, flop him without letting him rife, carefs him, and 

 begin with him again to the other Hand, and repeat the 

 fame. — When he begins to underftand this LefTon, let him 

 make two Pefades together, then let him walk as before ; 

 obferve thefe Rules and this Method, without hurrying or 

 prefTmg him ; increafe by degrees by the Number of Pefades, 

 and let him walk lefs as he begins to work with more Eafe ; 

 by thefe means he will foon be brought to furnifli an entire 

 V-olte. 



When your Horfe is fo far advanced as to work upon the 

 large Voltes in this flow Manner, begin then by degrees to 

 contract his Compafs of Ground, and the Meafure of the 

 Pefades, till the Volte and the Air are reduced to their exadt 

 Proportion ; preventing him by Aids and Corredion from 

 putting his Croupe out, or bringing it too much withifi the 

 Volte, and taking care that he makes no wrong or aukward 

 Adion with his Head. 



It is impofTiblc that a Horfe fhould furnifli his Air high, 

 without fliortening and contrading his Body a good deal be- 

 yond his natural Pollure or Make ; becaufe the Adion ot 

 itfelt is contraded and fupported on the Plaunches, in fuch a 

 manner that the Hind-feet muft of neceility advance, and 

 widen the Line which they made in the Walk : or elfe the 

 Fore-feet muft go back, and keep up the Line and Roundnefs 



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