62 TRAINING YOUNG 



(i) Pain on landing is the most common 

 cause of refusing, and not only is it 

 brutal but useless to insist on making 

 a horse jump under such conditions. 

 Never school a young horse if the 

 ground is likely to jar him on landing. 



W. A. Rough Copyright 



Fig. 19. GLENSIDE AND SHADY GIRL IN THE NATIONAL 

 This picture is of interest. The far horse is Shady Girl ridden by G. Clancy. The 

 mare overjumped herself and fell at this fence. There appears to be little doubt that 

 the numerous falls in recent Nationals are largely due to riding with very short stirrups 

 and not sitting back over the fences. Under these circumstances Clancy's position 

 appeals to be the correct one to adopt. But one must not be misled in believing that 

 this position is applicable for ichooling young hunters, when the rider must shift his 

 weight as little as possible and keep light contact with his horse's mouth. G. Clancy's 

 position on Shady Girl might be described as a determined effort to stick on if the 

 horse should make a bad blunder. This position would be impossible, if it were not 

 for the tremendous impetus of the horses and the fact that they are taught to take a 

 strong hold of their bits. Mr. J. R. Anthony won on Glenside 



