THE TRAINING OF JUMPERS 65 



following can judge of the value of these 

 notes for themselves : 



Jumpers. 



Nearly every horse can be trained to 

 jump, I believe. Of course there are ex- 

 ceptions, but undoubtedly a horse which has 

 been bred by the breaker, and known and 

 loved him since foaled, Is the easiest to school. 



Any remarks I am now making are to be 

 understood to have reference to the school- 

 ing of hunters. I will briefly refer to show- 

 jumpers later, but It Is an art apart, of which 

 I know little, and care almost less. 



All training for jumping is better con- 

 ducted by interesting the animal in what you 

 wish to teach It than by forcing it to learn it 

 by punishment. No animal, including man, 

 puts forth its best efforts under compulsion 

 or through fear of punishment. There are 

 two " schools " of training jumpers^ — the 

 single-rein school and the double. Many 

 good men swear by each, so I do not presume 

 to recommend either, but personally I prefer 

 the single rein, as savouring less of com- 

 pulsion. 



In the single-rein method, all that is re- 

 quired Is a cavesson or head-collar and a 

 long rope, or, better still, a web rein. The 

 rope or rein should be thirty or forty yards 



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