The School of Recreation | Page 8

make him soon understand you. When he does it, cherish him; and see
he does it comely, for to yerk out his hinder Legs, till his Forelegs be
above Ground, is not graceful; or one Leg yerk't farther out than the
other; or one Leg out while the other is on the Ground; in this case a
single Spur on the faulty side, is best. But to help him in Yerking,
staying his Mouth on the Bridle, striking your Rod under his Belly, or
Touching him on the Rump with it.
To Turn readily on both hands, thus: Bring his large Rings narrower,
and therein gently walk him, till acquainted. Then carry your
Bridle-hand steady and straight, the outmost rather straighter than the
inmost Rein, to look from, rather than to the Ring; trot him thus about,
on one side and the other successively, as aforesaid. After some time
stop, and make him advance twice or more, and retire in an even Line;
then stop and cherish him. To it again, after the same manner, making
him lap his outmost Leg above a foot over his Inner. And thus the
_Terra a Terra, Incavalere & Chambletta_, are all taught together.
Perfect your Horse in the large Ring, and the straight Ring is easily
learnt.
Your Horse being brought thus far to perfection, with the Musrole and
Trench, now let a gentle Cavezan take their place; with a smooth
Cannon-Bit in his Mouth, and a plain watering Chain, Cheek large, and
the Kirble thick, round and big, loosely hanging on his nether Lip; and
thus mount him, and perfect your Horse with the Bit in all the aforesaid
Lessons, as you did with the Snaffle; which indeed is the easier to be
done of the two.
To teach your Horse To go a side, as a necessary Motion for shunning a
blow from an Enemy, is thus: Draw up your Bridle hand somewhat
straight, and if you would have him go on the Right, lay your left Rein
close to his Neck, and your left Calf likewise close to his side (as in the
Incavalere before) making him lap his left Leg over his Right; then
turning your Rod backward jerking him on the left hinder Thigh gently,
make him to bring to the right side his Hinder parts, and stand as at first
in an even direct Line: Then make him remove his Fore parts more, that

he may stand as it were Cross over the even Line, and then bring his
hinder parts after, and stand in an even Line, again. And thus you must
do, if you would have him go on the Left hand, using your Corrections
and Cherishings on the right. Use it, and you may be sure of Perfection.
For the Carreere, only take this: Let it not extend in length above six
score yards, give your Horse warning before you start him by the Bridle
hand, and running full speed, stop him suddenly, firm and close on his
Buttock.
For the Horse of Pleasure, these following Lessons are to be learnt. As
first to Bound aloft, to do which: Trot him some sixteen yards, then
stop, and make him twice advance; then straighten your Bridle-hand;
then clap briskly both your Spurs even together to him, and he will rise,
tho' it may at first amaze him; if he does it, cherish him, and repeat it
often every day, till perfect.
Next to Corvet and Capriole are Motions of the same nature, and in
short are thus taught. Hollow the ground between two joyning Walls a
Horses length, by the side of which put a strong smooth Post of the
same length from the Wall, and fasten at the Wall an Iron Ring over
against the Post: Thus done, ride into the hollow place, and fasten one
of the Cavezan Reins to the Post, and the other to the Ring; then
cherish him, and by the help of the Calves of your Legs, make him
advance two or three times; then pause, and Cherish him; make him
advance again a dozen times more, and then rest; double your
Advancings, and repeat them till it becomes habitual to him, to keep his
Ground certain, advance of an equal hight before and behind, and
observe a due Time with the motions of your Legs. The Inequality of
his advancing his hinder Legs, is helpt by a Jerk on the Fillets by some
body behind him with a Rod.

Of RACING.
A Racer must have the Finest Cleanest Shape possible, and above all,
Nimble, Quick, and Fiery, apt to Fly with the least Motion; nor is a long

Bodied contemptible, it assuring Speed, tho' it signifies Weakness too.
The Arabian, Barbary, or his Bastard, are esteemed the best for