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OF THE VOLTOES in PASSAGER.

WHen he Obeys perfectly the Heel, upon this Lesson of Byas in Passager, then put him upon his Voltoes, or Circles, upon Passager, pulling the inward Cavezone's Reyn on the In∣side of his Neck, hard to you, to bring in his outward Shoulder; and your Contrary Legg, Legg and Reyn contrary, bending his Neck extreamly; and if he do not Obey the Heel, give him the Spurr with your outward Legg, and then do as much on the other Hand; and when you find him very Obedient, upon Passager, a little Large, his Croup In, which puts him upon the Hanches; Because his Croup is In, and because it is upon the Action of a Trott, and the Less Circle, he is alwayes the most Prest, and therefore upon the Hanches.

I say, When he is perfectly Obedient to your Hand and Heels, upon his Voltoes somewhat Large, then make him go upon his Passager, in little

more than his Length; and if he be Obedient to your Hand and Heel there, on both Hands, he is Advanced very Far towards a Ready-Horse: For, if a Horse Obey my Hand and Heel upon Passager, which is a gentle Motion, and therefore proper to Learn a Horse, because it makes him Pa∣tient, and fortifies his Memory the Better. I say, if he be Obedient to me upon this Action, which is the Quintessence of Dressing Horses, then I can make him do Any thing, that his Forces will per∣mit him.

When the Horse is Perfect in the aforesaid Lessons, then put him upon his Voltoes, his Croup In; upon Le petit Gallop, thus: Pull the Inward Cavezone's Reyn hard to you on the Inside of his Neck, and your outward Legg to Help him, Poysing more on the outward Stirrup, than on the Inward; and Bend his Neck extreamly, that he may be Prest on the Out-side of the Turn, which is proper for Le petit Gallop his Croup In; and Help him with your Tongue, and he will go presently very Perfectly; and giving him good Stops, he is advanced very far towards a Ready-Horse.

There is no Difference here between Le petit Gallop, and Terra a terra.

When your Horse Obeys all these Lessons per∣fectly; which is, To obey your Hand, and the Heels, Teach him to Advance; which is, to Rise Before; without which no Horse can be a Ready-Horse: You may do it when you Stop him, or upon Large Circles, staying him upon the Hand, helping him with your Tongue, and your Leggs, and Rodd, if there be cause; and put him Forward still after it, and Raise him again. But if he Ri∣ses of himself, put him Forward, and let him not Rise, but when you would have him; and he will very soon Obey you.

When he Rises perfectly (when you would have him) upon Large Circles, then put his Croup In upon his Voltoes, and Raise him so; and then Feel him upon the Hand, and Stay him a little when he is Up; and this will both put him upon the Hand, and upon the Hanches.

Why I would not have you Raise him before now, was, Because it would Disorder his Mouth, and put him Off of the Hand, and make him Resty;

for many Horses Rises Restily, because they would not go Forward, nor Turn; for, until they Obey the Hand, and Fly the Heel, there is no Raising of them.

I would have you always begin upon Large Circles his Croup Out, and then put In his Croup afterward; and so End.

When the Horse is perfect in all these former Lessons, then I would have you Tie the inward Cavezone's Reyn hard to the Pommel, and Work him upon all former Lessons so, with the inward Reyn, and inward Legg; and the outward Reyn, if need be, his Croup Out. Upon Large Circles, his Croup In, the inward Cavezone's Reyn Tied to the Pommel, and Help'd with the inward Reyn of the Bridle, to press him on the outside of the Turn, for Passager: But when you Raise him in Passadoes, then the inward Reyn; when the inward Cavezone's Reyn is Tied to the Pommel, then you Work most on the Bitt; for you have nothing else in your Hand.

To Help, with the Bridle alone, upon Large Circles, his Croup Out, inward Reyn, and inward

Legg; or outward Reyn and inward Legg, if his Shoulders come not In enough; but upon Passa∣ger, with the Bridle alone, the inward Reyn, and outward Legg, for the Reasons I have told you.

It is an Excellent Lesson to Gallop a Horse forth Right, and to Stop him, and to Raise him only with the Bitt, and then to Turn him, help∣ing with the outward Reyn, which will prepare him for Passadoes; of which we will Talk hereafter.

There is an Excellent Lesson, the inward Ca∣vazone's Reyn Tied to the Pommel, which is this: To Gallop D'une piste a Narrow Circle, and so Four of them, and still put him Forward to take the other Circle; and afterward to do the same upon every Circle, his Croup in, Le petit Gallop, or Terra a terra; and put him Forward to take the next Circle, and so as often as you think good to Repeat all the Four: And this makes him Attend the Hand and the Heel, and most Obe∣dient to both.

The inward Reyn puts the Horse on the Out∣side, indeed all his Body, and Leans on his out∣ward

Hinder-Legg, and Weighs his Fore-Parts up; and therefore on the Hanches.

The outward Reyn puts the Horse on the In∣side, and Weighs him down; and therefore on the Shoulders.

You must have a Method to be often Repeat∣ed in all these good and Excellent Lessons; Lesson after Lesson, or else you will never Dress any Horse perfectly for Terra a Terra.