30 TRAINING YOUNG 



lane with fixed jumps, though undoubtedly 

 excellent results have been obtained with a 

 certain percentage of young horses trained in 

 this way. 

 If a free lane is used, I think an oblong or 



Oblong Manege, 50 x 25 yards, with six fences 



elliptical manege with no fixed jump, except 

 possibly a ditch, is by far the best. 

 It is advisable not to have any upright jump at 

 all in the manege for the first one or two 

 lessons. 



The horse must first understand what is 

 required of him when he is put in the manege. 

 For this purpose the trainer will stand in the 

 centre with a long whip to keep the horse on 

 the move. He must first be taught to go round 

 the manage free at all paces to either hand, by 

 which he will soon learn to take the bends 



