1 88 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



CHAPTER VI. 



TEACHING HORSES TO JUMP. 



BEFORE this instruction is commenced, the horse 

 ought to be got under control, and thoroughly 

 well mouthed. We may begin to teach him to 

 jump in an enclosure, similar to that described on 

 page 77 : first of all, making him circle and turn 

 with the long reins on foot, at a smart trot. A 

 rounded log of wood, not less than 15 feet in 

 length, and 10 inches or more in diameter, may 

 then be placed across the horse's track, which 

 should have been made soft. If the animal shews 

 a little reluctance to face the obstacle, we may 

 < 'work" him up to it with the reins, keeping 

 him straight by the pressure of the outward rein 



