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fore, and obferving to aid with his Legs flower, and not fo 

 forward, as in the Curvets. 



As the Perfection of Curvets, both upon the Voltes and 

 flrait forwards, is owing to the Eafe and Juftnefs of the Pe- 

 fades, the Goodnefs of Croupades and Balotades depends 

 likewife upon the fame Rules. Your Horfe being made Hght 

 before by the means of Pefades and Curvets, begin by mak- 

 ing him rife, as well before as behind, lefs however in the 

 firft Leffons than afterwards ; for you will never bring him to 

 the true Pitch, were you to exhauft all his Strength at once, 

 fmce while he is preft and compeU'd to put forth all his 

 Strength, he will never be able to catch and mark the 7*ime, 

 the Cadence, and the juft Beats of his Air, both behind 

 and before. 



I HAVE already faid, that the Croupades and the Balota- 

 des are higher than the Curvets, they neverthelefs partake 

 of it • for though a Horfe that makes Balotades, makes the 

 Meafure of each Time as high behind as before, yet he fol- 

 lows the Beat of his Fore-feet with that of his Hind-feet, 

 the fame as in Curvets ; for this Reafon, a Horfe that is 

 intended for the Croupades and Balotades, ought to be 

 more adive, light, and ftrong than one that is to be dreft 

 for Curvets, as he fhould have lefs Strength than one who 

 is put to make Caprioles ftrait forwards, or on Voltes of one 

 Line, and to repeat them in the fame Place. 



To manage the Strength and Vigour of the Horfe you in- 

 tend to work upon the Voltes in Croupades and Balotades, let 



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