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the Saraband in this Air ; but this requires as much Juft- 

 nefs and A£livity in the Horfe, as Exadlnefs and DeHcacy 

 in the Rider to be able to give the Aids, and very few 

 Horfes are able to execute all thefe Leffons which I have de- 

 fcribed : the utmofl: Efforts of Art, and the greateft Sup- 

 plenefs that a Horfe can acquire, will be in vain, and un- 

 fuccefsful, if he is not by Nature inclin'd and difpofed to 

 the Manage. That fort of Exercife which hits the Temper, 

 and beft fuits the Strength of a Horfe, will appear grace- 

 ful, and preferve his Health ; while that which is oppo- 

 fite to his Temper and Genius will difhearten him, make 

 him timid and abjed, and plunge him into numberlefs Ails 

 and Vices. 



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