LANDING OVER A JUMP. 



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to strike the landing side of the fence with his hind feet^ 

 and thus give himself a fresh forward impulse. 



When a horse is suspended in the air during a leap, he 

 may move his limbs or retain them in one position, 

 according to what he feels to be most conducive to his 

 safety. 



Phvto l»j] [C. H. Harris, Waipokurau, N.Z. 



Fig. 248. — New Zealand Horse, Marengo, jumping wire, and ridden by Mr. J. W. Harding. 



Landing over a Jump. — The prettiest style, and 

 safest manner, of landing in the leap, is for the two 

 fore legs to be kept straightened out and com- 

 paratively close together until they are near the ground, 

 when one of them comes down, and is followed by the 

 other (Figs. 249, 250 and 251), which is placed a little 

 distance in front of it. This method of landing may 

 give the impression to the observer that the horse 

 comes down on both fore feet at the same time. The 

 plan of landing with the second fore leg considerably 



