THE SCHOOLING OF HUNTERS 



the same degree of precision and forethought. 

 Exercises in jumping, reining back, walking, 

 cantering, galloping, besides an acquaintance 

 with the various sights and sounds associated 

 with everyday life. Probably one of the most 

 important matters in connection with the lesson 

 in leaping is that of training the animal to be 

 cool and collected during the act of jumping, as 

 rushing at fences constitutes a most dangerous 

 practice, and the hunter given to such a habit 

 is almost bound, sooner or later, to come to 

 grief. 



Begin the leaping lessons with the leaping 

 bar about a foot from the ground, gradually 

 increasing it daily inch by inch, up to three feet, 

 and when the latter height has been reached, or 

 certainly not more than three feet nine, the 

 animal should be well schooled at this jump, 

 not only over hurdles and furze, but also over 

 artificially constructed walls, the latter being 

 very useful jumps. This can be followed by the 

 water jump, which is one of the most difficult of 

 of all, as it necessitates training a hunter to 

 jump both high and wide, and if hunters were 

 only better schooled in this particular part of 



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