230 ILLUSTRATED HORSE-BREAKING. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



JUMPING FAULTS. 



" Chancing " fences — Jumping too slowly — Refusing — Running 

 out at fences — Rushing at fences. 



''Chancing'' fences. — This dangerous fault may 

 be corrected by driving the horse with the long 

 reins over fences (see Chapter VI.) which are too 

 stiff to chance, but which are well within the 

 compass of the animal's powers. 



Jumping too slowly, — Many horses commit this 

 fault without attempting, In any way, to refuse. It 

 is often caused by the practice of teaching animals 

 to jump by means of the cavesson and leading-rein ; 

 for, by employing this method, the weight is unduly 



