A NEW AND PECULIAR METHOD OF RENDERING HORSES TRACTABLE AND DOCILE, PREVENTING IN A GREAT MEASURE THAT KIND OF FEAR WHICH MOST OF THEM ARE SUBJECT TO ON THE ROAD, AND WHEREBY CERTAIN AGILE, MANLY, AND WAR EXERCISES MAY BE PERFORMED UPON THEM WITHOUT DANGER, AND EFFECTUALLY TEACHES THEM TO STAND THE EXPLOSION OF LARGE ORDNANCE, BEATING OF DRUMS, ALL KINDS OF MUSIC, AND EVERY OTHER VIOLENT NOISE, WITHOUT EMOTION, AND LIKEWISE THE RECOIL OF SHALL ORDNANCE FIXED UPON AND FIRED FROM THE SADDLE BY A SINGLE DRAGOON, EVERY WAY EQUIPT AS LIGHT DRAGOONS COMMONLY ARE (CARBINE ONLY EXCEPTED
Year: 1782

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, PHILIP ASTLEY,
of Bridge Road, in the County of Surry, Riding Master, send greeting.
WHEREAS His most Excellent Majesty King Georgo the Third, by his
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at West-
minster, the First day of August, in the twenty-second year of His reign, did
give and grant unto me, the said Philip Astley, His especial licence, that I,
the said Philip Astley, during the term of years therein expressed, should and
lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and the
Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "A NEW AND PECULIAR METHOD
OF RENDERING HORSES TRACTABLE AND DOCILE, PREVENTING IN A GREAT MEASURE
THAT KIND OF FEAR WHICH MOST OF THEM ARE SUBJECT TO ON THE ROAD, AND WHEREBY
CERTAIN AGILE, MANLY, AND WAR EXERCISES MAY BE PERFORMED UPON THEM WITHOUT
DANGER, AND EFFECTUALLY TEACHES THEM TO STAND THE EXPLOSION OF LARGE
ORDNANCE, BEATING OF DRUMS, ALL KINDS OF MUSIC, AND EVERY OTHER VIOLENT
NOISE, WITHOUT EMOTION, AND LIKEWISE THE RECOIL OF SHALL ORDNANCE FIXED UPON
AND FIRED FROM THE SADDLE BY A SINGLE DRAGOON, EVERY WAY EQUIPT AS LIGHT
DRAGOONS COMMONLY ARE (CARBINE ONLY EXCEPTED);" in which said Letters
Patent there is contained a proviso obliging me, the said Philip Astley, under
my hand and seal, to cause a particular description of the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be enrolled in
His Majesty's High Court of Chancery within four calendar months after the
date of the said recited Letters, as in and by the same, relation being thereunto
had) may more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Philip Astley, do hereby declare that my said Invention of a new and pecu-

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Snaffic, 116.2. a common cavison and long reen ( FIG. 3. Wending straps, FIG. 4. Buckles placed on the saddle to receive the bending shaps,
· on the saddle to receive the bending shaps in order to concave the horsis neck and body properly to the circle
116.5, the saddle with two girths marked 6.6.116.7. Prekeks in the saddle to receive small shot bags, to increase ex diminish the weight upon the horses back according to his age, shength & rice: 146:38. Lather shot bags for
the foregoing purpose tach to contain 14% of small shot 116.9. the apparatus for receiving the Rolling Surcingle which causes some pain or punishment to the Horse when screwed light with a lover, Fw:w, a check shing which
immediately cases off at the cxplosion of pistols, large or small Ordnance, beaking of drums waving of flags, the sound of
s waving of flags, the sound of all kinds of musical instruments, clashing of swverds, firing bayonets a any other object which terrify the
horse ) the screw rolling surcingle, and gives ease to the horse. FIG. 11. several leaded,
case to the horse. FIG. 11. several leaded pistols for the above purpose. F16.12. The scraw
6 pistols for the above purpose). F16. 12. The screw rolling surcingle made of small half inch shong and with wooden balls of one inch and half arcumference
placed. © on the Card; which card is fisid to apparatus 9. F10.13 & 11. Breast plate Pcrupper: 116.15. the Riding Maskr. Letter &. the check string, mark & Not (in his right hand; Letter 15. the Cuvisen rein (in his lift-hand) 116.16. The
Assistant: Letter D the whip in his right hand. Setter F. one of the loaded pistels in his left hand ready to be discharged at a signal from the Riding Master, at the explosion of which the Riding Maskr instaully pulls the chick string
see N°10 to ease off the Rolling Circingle and suffer the horse to come,
~ Drawing Letter & No 3.
the screw
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Observations. When the horse is every way equipped with the above apparahes his head inclind to the circle by the bending shaps four or eight bags of shot in the pockets of the suddle, suffer him to hrot pas Drawing markd
Letter A . N°1) briskly round the circle mark'd 6.) which circle is 12 or 14 yards diameter) three or four minutes or longer, when he is shady; fire the piskl to the ground (unperceived by the horse during the first four lessons, and instantly
pull the Check shing see No 10 which.
see N° 10, which cases No
off the Kelling Surcingle swe Nº 12. and immediately frees the horse from pain, encourage him by pulling the Cavisen rein No-2) to come up to your person as FIG. 17. su
Drawing
Letter C. Nº 3 reward him by the most cordial and gentle means possible rubbing his head with your handkerchief &r for about a minute or lenger ofter which screw »
-up the apparatus er Rolling Surcingle Nº9 with the lever
moderately, the first six or eight lessens for if it be screwed to fight the horse will not go at all) suffer him to hot briskly round, as Drawing market Letter 1 N°1 repeat the same lesson as above for half an hour three or four
kimes a day, his rice and par will soon vanish and he will most cordially embrace any object if exercised to it in like manner as the pistol, the greatest card must be taken todischarge the Rolling Surcingle su ne 9.
by pulling the Check shing see Nº10 at the instant the explosion of the pistol, Ordnance, Sound; of Trumpet, Musical Inshuments, or any violent noise is heard, when the horse is skady take off the whole apparatus
diminish the weight upon his back by taking the shot bags out of the pockets of the waddle and finish him as direcked in the first lesson &: in like manner without any of the apparahes, or as long as he remains -
bedient, and not parful; but if he maliciously rebels increase the weight upon his back to 16, 18, or 20 stone according to his age and strength by putting the small shot bays in the pockets of the saddle, also replace
Kelling Surcingle, Serew it,
4- pretty hight exercise him (see Drowing marked Letter 1. N°1) pretty smartly by way of punishment, then if he obeys as is directed in the first lesson, immediakly case
4 off and shew him meroy
meroy as well as justice, and that you! can reward as well as punish. When the horse is quite shady remove the whole apparates Nº 9 & 12 out of the socket of the saddle, put in its stead the
small Ordnance see Letter Y in Drawing marke Letter B Nº 2 diminish the wright by taking out the shot bags, when the Ordnance is on the Horses back, place the muzzle of the Ordnance a
Mliquely
Horses shoulder, exercise the horse and -discharge the piece as in the first lesson for which purpose the Ordnance must have a lock described in Drawing see plate Letter 1. No 2 begin with a half sunce cartridge
exit gradually to a six ounce cartridge ( the piece of Ordnance being inkanded to carry a seven cunce bull from 31 400 yards, the house bing frequently exercised as above directed will stand shady for that purpose, see FIG-19 plate market botter B. N. 5
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ack in squadren with light drageons, &e Drawing Letter 1. N.ºC & Letter 1. W° 4. A. a piece of Ordnance, length 2 feet 4 inches, the weight from 36 to 73 the Diameter of the Caliber one inch & half. 1. the kuch hole €0. peintsof sight,D) hunniens
1. Iron Carriage with inclined plane for the wedge faston'd to the saddle by an iron pin and key. F. wedge to elevate the Ordnance. &. Readingss for hannions, with points to open to take off the Ordnance occasionally. It seat of the
saddle to receive a light Dragoon who rides behind, it see F16: 20 plak market Letter F. N°C - 1. Saddle. K. holster,
• plate marked Letter F. W°C. S. Saddle. K. holster pipes. 1. breast plat Buckles. st. breast plak. N. fastenings for holster pipes. 0. Baggage shup rings 1 three string
girths. & Stirrup leathers. 12. Stirrup Irons.. 5. Pad to carry baggage & 7. pockets for Ball Cartridges P§ V. crupper. V. ram' rod and Spunge. W. the saddle without the Iron tarriage and Ordnance more,
it
and increase it
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more.
& fully explained. Y. the Ordnance and hen carriage
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