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sky, to " run out " when he chooses, or to take his rider at any 

 pace he likes. 



The late Mr. John Hubert Moore, who was one of the best 

 " makers " of steeple-chase horses in Ireland, was a warm 

 advocate of the standing martingale for 'cross-country 

 purposes. That once well-known 'chaser, Scots Grey, gained 



Fig. 105. Minimum length of Standing Martingale. 



his principal victories when ridden in this martingale, without 

 which it would have been impossible to have kept him 

 straight. On the other hand, a horse ridden in a standing 

 martingale over fences, has not the power of recovery if he 

 does make a mistake ; and it is not everyone who would care 

 to ride a horse so equipped in a steeple-chase. 



Acting on the principle that in all ordinary kinds of riding, 

 and especially when crossing a country, we should hamper an 



