. The history and art of horsemanship . OF HORSEMANSHIP. 17 ground, and thereby acquire a lofty adion j but theywere ufed to take their horfcs into a fpot of dryand level ground, about fifty paces long, and fivebroad; here they difpofed in regular rows, certainboxes or coffers, filled w^ith chalk or clay, in the man-ner of horfe-courfes, which were roughened with fur-rows, or purpofe to make the viAory more glorious,in proportion as the difiiculty and danger were horfes thus exercifed, at firft were apt to be veryaukward, and to trip or ftumble ; but being admo-niflied by the
. The history and art of horsemanship . OF HORSEMANSHIP. 17 ground, and thereby acquire a lofty adion j but theywere ufed to take their horfcs into a fpot of dryand level ground, about fifty paces long, and fivebroad; here they difpofed in regular rows, certainboxes or coffers, filled w^ith chalk or clay, in the man-ner of horfe-courfes, which were roughened with fur-rows, or purpofe to make the viAory more glorious,in proportion as the difiiculty and danger were horfes thus exercifed, at firft were apt to be veryaukward, and to trip or ftumble ; but being admo-niflied by the fault they committed, they learnt to lifttheir feet higher, and avoid the objedl that ofifendedthem, till by pradlice and repetition they acquired anhabit of bending their knees, and dealing their fteps,fometimes Ihorter and fometimes longer, as theground required, and were thus enabled to carry theirriders with fafety, and much to their eafe and pleafure ;inafmuch as that thofe horfes which make Ihort * ileps * If Vegetius means that flior
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