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tion ; but the better to ftrengthen and afllft the Attitude in 

 which he fupports and goes through his Air, he opens and 

 widens his Hind-feet, keeping them at leaft twice the Di- 

 ftance one from the other, that he did when he only walk'd 

 or trotted upon the Folte^ and by confequence defcribes dif- 

 ferent Lines. — There are three Adions, and three Motions, 

 ftill to be coniider'd in making Curvets. Thefe arc, to raife 

 him, to fupport him while he is in the Air, and to make him 

 go forwards. — To raife him, is to lift him up as it were by 

 the Adion of the Hand, and put him upon an high Air ; to 

 fupport, is to hinder him from bringing his Fore-part too 

 foon to the Ground ; and carrying him forward, is to raife,. 

 fupport, and go forward at the fame time, while the Horfa; 

 is off the Ground. 



To make a Horfe go in Curvets fideways, aid only with-. 

 the Hand, keeping his Head to the Wall. For inftance, to- 

 the Right, aid him chiefly with the outward Rein ; that is 

 to fay, turn your Hand to the Right, for then the Left- 

 lein, which Is the outward Rein, will be fhorten'd and ope- 

 rate upon the Shoulders fo as to work them. — li they go too 

 much, ufe your inner Rein, carrying your Hand out^ and In 

 fuch a manner that the Shoulders may go before the Croupe. 

 — Let him make three Curvets fideways, pafTage him after- 

 wards, always fideways ; then let him make the fame Num- 

 ber of Curvets fideways, and obliquely, again, and begin by 

 little and little to dlmlniui his Pajfage^ and augment the 

 Curvets^ till he Is able to furnlfli without Inter'/als an entire 

 Volte of two Lines. The fame Method muft be followed 

 in working to the Left, as has been prefcribed for the Right. 



3 Curvets: 



