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landing; with these accessories a good hunter's 

 powers for clean jumping are almost unlimited. 



I do not mean by this to counsel the selection 

 of high jumps, but I do mean that a high jump 

 with good take off and landing is much safer 

 than a lower one with bad take off and landing. 



The rider who selects the high jumps irre- 

 spective of other conditions, merely to show 

 off his ability, or rather his lack of sense, is 

 generally properly classed by the genuine hunters 

 afield. 



If hounds are fencing in advance of you, wait 

 until you see them well beyond the fence; do not 

 take it for granted that they will get out of your 

 way. No man can estimate what a hound will do 

 with any certainty under any circumstances. 



If you are not ambitious of becoming a 

 ''thruster" or first flight man, and are contented 

 to let others ''blaze the trail" for you, do not al- 

 ways fellow a leader or pilot ; your horse may be- 

 come so accustomed to it he may refuse to jump 

 without one. A leader is generally an incentive 

 to any horse to jump, as well as to refuse, should 

 one in front of him set the example. 



The Walkers train their hunters to jump 

 fences from a virtual standstill, and I have seen 

 them take some remarkable jumps, especially 

 when it is considered they weigh, on an average, 

 225 pounds and ride with very heavy saddles. 



Their horses average about 15-2; I can not 

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