OF HORSEMANSHIP. i^^ 



Spring while running, than if we were to ftand quite ftill 

 and leap ; therefore moft old Horfes generally fall into thia 

 Air. 



When your Horfe is fufliciently knowing in thefe feverat^ 

 Particulars, teach him to rife, and fupport or hold him in 

 the Air ; then let him make four Pefades^ and afterwards let 

 him walk four or five Steps flow and equal ; if he forces- 

 the Hand, or retains himfelf too much, he fhould be made 

 to trot thefe four or five Steps rather than walk ; after this 

 make him rife again, and continue this Leflbn for foma 

 Days. 



When he is fo far advanced as to comprehend and under* 

 ftand this fufficiently, begin by putting him to make a Pc~ 

 faddj demand then a Leap, and fijiifh by letting him make 

 two Pefadei together. There are two things to be obferv'd,. 

 which are very effential in this LelTon ; one, that when he 

 is to make the Leap he lliould not rife fo high before as 

 when he makes Pefades only, that fo he may yerk out with 

 greater Eafe and Liberty ; the other Caution is always to 

 make your la ft Pefade longer and higher than the other, in 

 order to prevent your Horfe from making any irregular Mo- 

 tions by fhuffling about his Legs, if he fhould be angry and 

 impatient, as well as to keep him in a more exact Obedience ; 

 and to make him light, if he is naturally heavy and loaded 

 in hisr Fore-parts, or apt to lean too much upon the Hand. 



Again, reduce the fourth Pefade into a Leap, as you 

 did the firft j liien make two P^«f'<?j following, and after 



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