HORSES TO JUMP 



slowly can raise his forehand to 

 siderable height. Note the ease 



53 

 a very con- 

 with which 



By fermission of C apt. Paul Rodzanko 



Fig. 14 



This picture shows the horse in the act ot propelling the body from the ground. The 



effort is borne from the loins downwards. Notice the straightening of the hock and 



pasterns and the final propulsion given by the toes. Here again the horse is assisted 



by the rider's weight being brought forward 



all horses can rear up in front to a great 

 height, but it is a much greater effort to raise 

 their hindquarters up to a similar height. As 

 the hindquarters are raised the weight is still 

 thus kept off the back part of the saddle to 

 assist the horse, whose chief effort is to propel 



