OF LEAPING. 183 



ours have been punctually followed, the 

 utility of this progression will be recognized 

 by the facility we have of making the horse 

 clear all the objects that are encountered in 

 his w^ay. For the rest, recourse must never 

 be had, in case of a contest, to violent means, 

 such as a whip in the hands of a second 

 person ; nor should we seek to excite the 

 animal by cries ; this could only produce a 

 moral effect, calculated to frighten him. It 

 is by physical means alone that we should 

 bring him to obedience, since they alone 

 will enable him to understand and execute. 

 We should then carry on the contest calmly, 

 and seek to surmount the forces that lead 

 him to refuse, by acting directly on them. 

 To make the horse leap, we will wait till he 

 responds freely to the legs and spur, in order 

 to have always a sure means of government. 

 The bar will remain. on the ground until 

 the horse goes over it without hesitation; 



