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it is not pradifed by Perfons of the moft confummate Skill 

 and Experience. 



The Method which I prefer is indeed more difficult and 

 painful to the Horfe, but more perfed and fure. 



The Horfe having been well exercifed in Pefades, walk 

 him ftrait forward, keeping him together, and fupporting 

 him fo as to hold and keep him in the Hand, but not to 

 fuch a degree as to ftop him entirely. After this ftrike him 

 gently with the End of the Switch upon his Croupe and 

 Buttocks, and continue to do it till he lifts up his Croupe, and 

 kicks. — You fhould then carcfs him, and let him walk fome 

 Steps, and then attack him again, not minding to make him 

 rife before, nor hindering him from it, if he offers fo to do. 

 Remember to encourage and coax him every time that he 

 anfwers to the Aids, and obeys. — Being thus acquainted 

 with the Aid of the Switch, put him to make Ptfades of a 

 moderate Height ftrait forward, and at the fecond or third, 

 attack him behind with your Switch to make him lafh out. 

 If he obeys, make him rife before again in the Minute that 

 his Hind -legs come to the Ground, in order to make him 

 furnifh two or three more Pefades, to work his Haunches. 

 After this coax and carefs him without letting him ftir from 

 the Place, if his ylpuy be firm and good ; and in cafe it is 

 hard, make him go backward, or if it is light and juft, let- 

 ting him advance quietly and llowly. 



To enable him to make his Leaps juft, and to know the 

 exad Time of making them, you fhould no longer regard 



what 



