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two Times, and perform them together. — Let him then be 

 mounted, and always in the Pillars ; let the Rider fiipport 

 him in the Hand, and try to make him make one or two 

 Leaps, without hanging upon the Cords of the Cavefon, ia 

 order that he may learn to take a juft Apuy, and to feel it. 

 As foon as he begins to know and obey the Hand, he fliould 

 be aided gently with the Calves of the Legs, fhould be fup- 

 ported, and you fhould pinch him delicately and finely with 

 both Spurs. If he anfwers once or twice to thefe Aids, with- 

 out loiing his Temper, or being angry, you will have great 

 Reafon to expert that he will foon furnifli his Leaps equallj 

 and juftly with refpedl to the Hand and Heel. 



Having brought him thus far between the Pillars, walk 

 him ftrait forward for a certain Space, and if he don't offer 

 to rife of himfelf, try to make him. If he himfelf takes 

 the right Time, leize the Moment, avail yourfelf of it, and 

 make him make two or three Caprioles, or one or two, ac- 

 cording as you judge it neceffary ; by letting him walk 

 thus calmly and quietly, in a fhort time he will of him- 

 felf begin to make Caprioles ftrait forward ; but in cafe 

 he fliould difcover any Signs of Reiiftance to the Hand or 

 Heel, or the other Aids, immediately have recourfe to the 

 Cavefon and Pillars. 



This is in fhort the Method of adjufting and drefling 

 a Horfe for Caprioles by the means of the Pillars. — A Me- 

 thod extremely dangerous in itfelf, and capable of fpoiling 

 and making a Horfe become defperate and ungovernable, if 



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