. The history and art of horsemanship . f^^^ OF HORSEMANSHIP, 23 The horfes of this trad: of country feem to havebeen the favourites of the ancients, who greatly extoltheir fwiftnefs, and ftatelinefs of their adlion. Andhere it may not be improper to obferve once for all,that moft of the ancient authors, who fpcak of thehorfe, or defcribe its figure, mention the proud,high, and equal Hep, which conflitutes, what is un-derflood by the term action, not only as a requifite,but as the nobleft accomplifhraent an horfe can pofTefs:and it mufl: be acknowledged, that when the animaldifplays it properl
. The history and art of horsemanship . f^^^ OF HORSEMANSHIP, 23 The horfes of this trad: of country feem to havebeen the favourites of the ancients, who greatly extoltheir fwiftnefs, and ftatelinefs of their adlion. Andhere it may not be improper to obferve once for all,that moft of the ancient authors, who fpcak of thehorfe, or defcribe its figure, mention the proud,high, and equal Hep, which conflitutes, what is un-derflood by the term action, not only as a requifite,but as the nobleft accomplifhraent an horfe can pofTefs:and it mufl: be acknowledged, that when the animaldifplays it properly, motion appears in its higheftgrace. The poets^ who love beautiful images, fpeakof the horfe in this view, in fuch expreffive and aptterms, that after feeing the horfes themfelves, the nextpleafure is to read their defcriptions of them. Thepainters and ftatuaries are likewife fond of exhibitingthe animal in this ftriking attitude. The inhabitants of Numidia, Mauritania, Nafamonia,MaJftUa, and other adjacent trads of the fame region,a
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