HORSES TO TUMP 



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Fig. 24 

 BROWN GELDING 



Perfect balance. A beautiful fencer. A horse that never came wrong at his fences 

 and landed like a feather. However, as his head denotes, he had a sulky temper that 

 did not decrease with age. He liked jumping at a pretty fast pace and never found it 

 necessary to put in a short stride. A kind head and eye should be looked for when 

 purchasing any young horse 



Of the six selected horses those with the best 

 balance had the best mouths, and nearly 

 always came right at their fences, or could 

 easily be made to do so ; whereas those with 

 less finished mouths were more erratic in 

 taking-off. This peculiarity does not apply 



