CHAPTER VII 



TYPES OF HORSES 



In Chapter I it was stated that good fencers 

 were to be found in all shapes. The following 

 photographs of six horses are selected for three 

 reasons : (i) Not one of them was high-priced 

 as a young horse ; in fact, three of them were 

 bought by Colonel Wood for troop horses. 

 (2) Yet each was an exceptional jumper in his 

 or her own way. (3) Each represents more or 

 less a different type of horse from the point 

 of view of conformation. 



It \v\\\ be noticed that the balance of each 

 horse is mentioned. Balance is the basis of 

 a good mouth : a good mouth does not merely 

 infer a horse that does not pull, as is often 

 believed, but a mouth that admits of free 

 flexion to the bit, thus enabling the rider to 

 get the maximum of control. By this I mean 

 that the rider can almost place his horse's feet 

 where he wishes. As explained in Chapter I, 

 the degree of flexion of the neck reacts on the 

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