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The foal, if intended for hunting, should be taught 

 to jump as a two-year-old without anyone on his 

 back. By adopting this plan there is much less 

 danger of their getting lamed, and if they do, it is 

 not of so much consequence. In order to teach, them 

 to jump, proceed as follows. Put on a plain snaffle 

 or chain- snaffle, and fasten a thin cord to each end 

 of the bit. Two men should then lead the colt, one 

 having hold of the cord on each side, and a third 

 should follow it with a cart- whip. It should first be 

 practised over a small jump, the smaller the better, 

 anything that will make it lift its feet from the 

 ground will do ; two or three sheep-troughs placed 

 in a row, first singly, and then one on the top of 

 another, upside down. It should then be taken over 

 some small ditches in the following manner. The 

 man with the whip should lead the colt, and the 

 other two should walk a little in front and a little 

 on each side of him, holding the two cords. The two 

 first should get over the ditch, and then stand nearly 

 at the length of the cord, and eight or ten yards 

 apart. The man with the whip should then lead the 

 colt up to the edge of the ditch, and then let go 

 of him and stand behind him. If he does not jump 

 it after he has looked at it a bit, and the man 

 should touch him lightly with the whip, it will be 

 seen that the colt cannot go anywhere but straight 

 forwards. If he tries to go on either side, the man on 

 the other side will stop him, and the man with the 



