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coming to the Ground, yield it immediately to him, and he 

 will abandon himfelf much lefs upon the Bit. — If he retains 

 himfelf, and hangs back, ealing your Hand to him alone 

 will not be fufficient ; but to make him advance you muft 

 pufh him up to his Bit, by aiding him brifkly and in %ms 

 with your Legs. 



To drefs a Horfe to the Caprioles, the Pillars may be em- 

 ploy'd, or they may be difpens'd with : let us explain the 

 Rules we fhould follow with refpedt to both thefe Methods. 



It is certain that the Pillars are of ufe in putting a Horfe 

 to this Air. — Tie him to them, make him keep up to his 

 Bit properly, or what is call'd jill up the Cords, and endea- 

 vour by little and little to make him rife before, taking care 

 to make him bend his Knees, and gather up his Legs as much 

 as you poffibly can. For this purpofe ufe your Switch brifkly ; 

 for if you can teach him to bend his Legs well, his Manage 

 v/ill be infinitely more beautiful ; as well as that he will be 

 much lighter in the Hand. 



Having thus gain'd the Fore-part, put him in the Pillars 

 again, making the Cords fomewhat fhorter in order to make 

 him raife his Croupe from the Ground, and yerk out equally 

 at the fame time with both his Hind-legs, which you muft 

 teach him to do, by attacking and ftriking him upon the 

 Croupe with the Switch or Chambriere. 



When he is fo far advanced as to rife before, and lafh 

 out behind, it will be proper to teach him to unite thefe 



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