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what Number of Pefades he makes before or after his Leap, 

 but in the Moment that you feel him ready and prepared, and 

 whilft he is in the Pefade, aid him brifkly behind, letting 

 him in the Beginning not rife fo high before, when you intend 

 he ihould yerk out behind, as you would were he only to 

 make a Pejade^ that fo his Croupe may be more at liberty, 

 and. he may yerk out with greater Eafe ; in proportion as hii 

 Croupe becomes light and aftive, you may raife his Fore- 

 parts higher and higher, and fupport him while in the Air, till 

 he makes his Leaps true and in juft Proportion. 



When you have fufficiently pradifed thefe Leffons, you 

 may retrench by degrees the Number of the Pefades which 

 feparated and divided the Leaps. You may demand now 

 of him two Leaps together ; from thefe you may come, 

 with Patience and Difcretion, to three, from three to four 

 Leaps J and laftly, to as many as he can furnifh in the fame 

 Air, and with equal Strength. Remember always to make 

 him finifli upon his Haunches, it is the only fure way to 

 prevent all the Diforders a Horfc may be guilty of from 

 Impatience and Fear. 



There are fome Horfes who will leap very high, and 

 with great Agility ftrait forwards, which when put to leap 

 upon the Voltes^ lofe all their natural Grace and Beauty ; 

 the Reafon is, that they fail for Want of Strength, and are 

 not equal to" the Taik, in which all their Motions are forced 

 and conftrain'd. 



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