TRAINING HORSES TO JUMP ^^ 



to say this class of show jumper is neither a 

 pleasant nor reliable fencer. 

 As a rule I have found the more highly-trained 

 jumper is the more brilliant fencer, and surely 

 it is a pleasure both to horse and rider, if he 

 sometimes does jump a bit too big. You feel 

 that you have a bit in hand, as you can always 

 go the shortest way. You certainly have a 

 better chance when you come to a really big 

 fence than the rider on a horse that barely 

 jumps big enough. This is probably contrary 

 to the opinion of most men, but I find it gives 

 me more pleasure to ride a bold young horse, 

 that feels like jumping the National Course, 

 than a safe old stager, that has lost the elasticity 

 of youth. 



A horse that is to perform at Olympia naturally 

 must be schooled in a Riding School, if possible 

 over solid fences, and the more peculiar the 

 fences are in appearance the better. 

 It is ridiculous to expect the ordinary hunter 

 to show his best performance in a school if he 

 has not been used to it. In fact, if he is to be 

 successful he must in all probability start at 

 the beginning and work up gradually like a 

 young horse. He will then learn to jump 

 quietly and go through the monotony of school 

 jumping as a matter of course. He has to 



