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CHAP. XLVIL 



ON LEAPING. 



HOWEVER spirited in their action and- 

 natural paces, horses require to be taught to 

 leap. All the leaps which are requisite for a 

 horse to perform are three, viz. tlie standing, 

 the rising,^ and the flying leap, and each of 

 these depends on one or other of the seven 

 artificial motions already mentioned, in v/hich 

 if he has been instructed he will leap the bet- 

 ter. It. is best to begin vt^ith the standing leap; 

 and after he hao been v^^ell broke in and sup- 

 pled, it will not be a difficult matter to teach 

 him to leap safe and well. 



The standing leap being the foundation of 

 the other two, it is necessary to speak of it 

 first. A standing leap is that which a horse 

 may perform v/ithout much exertion, such as 



