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refusing through nervousness the rider must 

 show the greatest patience and, if possible, 

 lower the fence and reward the horse liberally 

 when he eventually jumps it. 

 The idea is to teach the horse to like jumping, 



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Fig. 4. HORSES LANDING OVER A FENCE 



They are jumping well. Both the riders themselves and the horses' heads are in the 

 positions most suited for jumping with ease and galloping on without checking 



and to pop over a fence as quietly and kindly 

 as he would go down a road. 

 Now, an old horse may often be useful to give 

 a lead to a youngster jumping free, but this is 

 by no means necessary if the schooling has 

 been systematically progressive — in fact, it may 



