196 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



line of fences, was, in my case, the natural outcome 

 of the practice I adopted during my various tours, 

 of breaking horses in a square enclosure of about 

 20 yards side. I have never seen or heard of it 

 done by any one else, except those I have taught ; 

 although it could hardly fail to suggest itself to a 

 person accustomed to drive horses on foot, in a 

 confined space, with the object of teaching them 

 to jump. 



One great advantage, among many others, of 

 teaching a horse to jump in the way I have 

 detailed, is, that, by circling and turning the 

 animal in front of the fences, we can cure him of 

 all impetuosity caused by their proximity, and, at 

 the same time, make him willing to jump, with 

 thorough light-heartedness, the moment he receives 

 the indication from the rein to go straight, and 

 clear the obstacle. We can all understand, how 

 valuable such training is, for the hunter and 

 trooper. 



