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be_v come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o stop_n again_o in_o the_o same_o order_n and_o turn_v back_o you_o shall_v put_v the_o horse_n forth_o in_o his_o gallop_n and_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o carriera_fw-fr increase_v his_o gallop_n with_o some_o frankness_n which_o i_o wish_v you_o shall_v continue_v to_o do_v two_o or_o three_o morning_n every_o day_n increase_v the_o number_n of_o your_o gallop_a course_n and_o because_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o horse_n before_o he_o have_v pass_v half_o the_o carriera_fw-fr will_v of_o himself_o force_v to_o make_v more_o speed_n than_o be_v fit_a not_o staieng_v till_o you_o put_v he_o forth_o you_o shall_v hold_v he_o in_o with_o a_o stay_a hand_n till_o such_o time_n as_o yourself_o think_v good_a &_o then_o sudden_o thrust_v he_o forward_o to_o gallop_v hold_v both_o the_o reins_n and_o cavezzan_n firm_a and_o well_o even_o towards_o the_o end_n force_v he_o to_o go_v with_o more_o speed_n and_o liveliness_n &_o then_o at_o the_o 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fool_n the_o other_o seem_v to_o proceed_v of_o affectation_n as_o though_o a_o man_n will_v counterfeit_v s._n george_n but_o you_o shall_v do_v best_a to_o observe_v the_o mean_a since_o in_o all_o action_n the_o virtue_n rest_v in_o the_o midst_n and_o extremity_n be_v ever_o imperfect_a the_o rest_n of_o your_o person_n must_v be_v keep_v straight_o at_o liberty_n and_o dispose_v so_o that_o your_o neck_n wry_v not_o either_o forward_a or_o backward_o or_o more_o on_o the_o one_o than_o on_o the_o other_o side_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o amiss_o but_o sufferable_a to_o look_v down_o to_o see_v your_o horse_n how_o he_o stand_v or_o whether_o he_o bring_v orderly_o the_o one_o leg_n over_o
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strike_v he_o on_o the_o shoulder_n incontinent_a turn_n your_o hand_n &_o strike_v he_o also_o upon_o the_o flank_n the_o like_v you_o may_v at_o occasion_n do_v in_o the_o gallop_n galliard_n or_o turn_v above_o the_o ground_n but_o if_o your_o horse_n be_v light_a enough_o before_o at_o his_o stop_n and_o leap_v then_o without_o either_o beat_n upon_o the_o shoulder_n or_o flank_n you_o may_v make_v he_o to_o yark_n by_o let_v the_o point_n of_o your_o rod_n to_o touch_v the_o horse_n behind_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o buttock_n an_o other_o way_n to_o help_v your_o horse_n by_o the_o rod_n be_v when_o you_o will_v have_v he_o stay_v in_o one_o place_n for_o than_o you_o shall_v lay_v it_o overthwart_v his_o neck_n and_o then_o he_o will_v as_o he_o stand_v lift_v first_o one_o than_o the_o other_o leg_n with_o a_o certain_a grace_n and_o comely_a countenance_n and_o marvel_v not_o though_o this_o one_o manner_n of_o hold_v the_o rod_n do_v work_v two_o contrary_a etc._n effect_n for_o in_o the_o one_o you_o do_v solicit_v the_o horse_n to_o go_v by_o beat_v still_o beat_v in_o cross_v his_o neck_n but_o in_o the_o other_o you_o do_v only_o lay_v the_o rod_n cross_v but_o not_o move_v it_o otherwise_o touch_v the_o great_a end_n of_o the_o rod_n under_o your_o hand_n you_o may_v therewith_o make_v much_o of_o your_o horse_n if_o you_o scratch_v he_o therewith_o fair_a and_o easy_o upon_o the_o neck_n in_o sign_n he_o do_v well_o moreover_o the_o show_n of_o the_o rod_n be_v in_o the_o turn_v a_o help_n unto_o the_o horse_n and_o a_o grace_n unto_o the_o man_n for_o in_o turn_v the_o horse_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n you_o must_v put_v
the_o point_n of_o the_o rod_n within_o one_o handful_n of_o his_o eye_n or_o else_o let_v it_o fall_v downward_o somewhat_o towards_o his_o right_a shoulder_n yet_o never_o suffer_a your_o hand_n to_o remove_v far_o from_o the_o true_a place_n thereof_o and_o if_o you_o will_v manage_v your_o horse_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n you_o shall_v put_v your_o rod_n down_o towards_o the_o left_a shoulder_n yet_o never_o remove_a one_o hand_n far_o from_o the_o other_o for_o in_o deed_n over_o much_o move_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o lift_v up_o the_o rod_n savour_v too_o much_o of_o affectation_n yet_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v of_o diverse_a man_n much_o use_v chap._n 19_o of_o the_o help_n of_o the_o bridle_n hand_n the_o horse_n be_v help_v by_o the_o bridle_n hand_n when_o in_o his_o do_n he_o put_v down_o his_o nose_n more_o than_o become_v he_o or_o else_o if_o he_o hang_v too_o hard_o on_o the_o hand_n or_o trot_v heavilie_o for_o in_o all_o those_o case_n you_o must_v give_v 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