l66 Modern Riding and JHorse Education 



unaware that this was their practice, but the on- 

 looker sees most of the game, especially when ac- 

 companied by a camera. 



Some horses undoubtedly require more head- 

 room, if the jump is a high one, than a man can give 

 them without leaning too far forward on landing, 

 and some men are so short in the arms that they are 

 physically incapable of giving a horse enough free- 

 dom without letting the reins slip, or by taking one 

 hand off the reins and bringing the opposite shoulder 

 forward. 



After a certain amount of practice over one jump, 

 a second one should be placed at a distance of about 

 five yards from it, and the man taught to negotiate 

 this in-and-out. Phillips mentions this as being an 

 admirable lesson for the purpose of securing a firm 

 seat for riding kickers, but his directions as to how 

 to poise the body during the process w^ould lead 

 to disaster. He recommends that the single jump 

 should be a standing one — the hardest of all for 

 beginners — and advises the man to lean back as the 

 horse takes off. 



Half an hour's jumping a day will not be too 

 much for the novice after his tenth lesson; it is but 

 a small effort to the horse over low obstacles. 



