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up, without giving him, at first, any reins to hold ; 

 and the horse driven over the fences, as before. 

 When the breaker finds that the animal jumps as 

 well with the man up as he did without him, he 

 may take off the long reins, put on the ordinary 

 ones, and hand them to the rider, who should 

 then take the horse over the fences as before ; 

 the breaker using the crack of the whip, as a 

 stimulus, if required. The rider should not be 

 given spurs, unless he is a fine horseman, and 

 unless the horse requires them to make him more 

 lively ; but not as a means for overcoming any 

 reluctance he may have to jumping, which should 

 be accomplished in the manner I have laid down. 



After the animal has learned all we can teach 

 him in our enclosures, he should be made over to 

 a good rider, to school him in the country, and, if 

 possible, with hounds. 



I need hardly say, that a horse should not be 

 jumped, if he is at all sore on his legs or feet. 



This plan of schooling horses over a circular 



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