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thrown on the fore-hand, and consequently the 

 horse, not having his hind-legs well under him 

 when he "" lands " over the fence, is unable to 

 get quickly away from it. Besides this, the horse 

 has to moderate his speed in accordance with 

 that of the man in front of him. By driving 

 horses with the long reins on foot, in the manner 

 described in Chapter VI., we teach them to go 

 with their hind-legs well under them and at any 

 pace we like ; and, by so doing, we can quickly 

 get them out of the habit of ''dwelling" at their 

 fences. 



''Refusing!' — See Chapters VI. and XII. 

 Before taking in hand a horse that jumps '* un- 

 kindly," we should carefully examine him in order 

 to see if his fault arises from disease, or infirmity. 

 If such be the case, the animal should not be 

 tried at jumping, until he is sound. 



Running out at fences, — For this, we should use 



