BOOTS. 



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are too stiff to take liberties with ; but which are not 

 too " big." Or we may practise him at liberty over them 

 in the manner described under the preceding heading. 



Jumping too slowly. Many horses commit this fault 

 without attempting in any way to refuse. It is generally 

 caused by the rider hanging on to the animal's head, or 

 by instruction in jumping by means of the cavesson and 

 leading rein, by which method, the weight is unduly thrown 



Fig. 115. Boots for protecting horse's legs when jumping. 



on the forehand, and consequently the horse, not having 

 his hind legs well under him when he lands over the fence, 

 is unable to get quickly away from it. Besides this, the 

 animal has to moderate his speed in accordance with that 

 of the man in front of him. By driving him with the 

 long reins on foot we may teach him to go collectedly 

 at any pace we like, and can quickly get him out of the 

 habit of dwelling at his fences. We should, of course, 

 supplement this with judicious schooling, especially in 



