122 Curb, Snaffle, and Spur. 



horse should look upon the leaping lessons with 

 pleasure, and it should be rewarded for every 

 well-made jump. 



When the horse jumps fairly well from the trot, 

 it should be brought to the obstacle in the walk ; 

 then it should be taught to jump perfectly from 

 the halt. The horse should not be ridden over 

 obstacles in the gallop until it has been taught to 

 gallop well in the double-reined bridle. 



As the horse approaches the obstacle in the 

 walk, the trot, or the gallop, it should be gently 

 united, so that it may exert all that are necessary 

 of its powers ; and upon alighting, it should again 

 be collected to proceed in exactly the same pace 

 and speed with which it approached the obstacle. 

 The higher the obstacle the slower should be 

 the pace, the more closely united should be the 

 forces, and the more vigorous should be the ac- 

 tion. In a broad jump the speed should be rapid 

 enough to give momentum, but it should not be 

 so fast that the horse cannot collect itself for the 

 exertion. The most difficult thing in jumping is 

 to determine exactly how much assistance the 

 hand should afford as the horse alights ; the ten- 

 sion upon the reins should never be so great as to 



