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TRAINING YOUNG 



W. A. RouCH Copyright 



Fig. 27 



BROWN MARE 



Balance perfect. Winner of innumerable prizes and a brilliant hunter, she could 



jump any sort of fences fast or slow. Perfect mouth and balance and would always 



take off right. A most intelligent mare 



should not be forgotten by buyers. Mares, 

 from their conformation, can afford to be 

 longer in the backs than geldings and yet 

 jump equally well. Excessive length behind 

 the saddle in a gelding generally denotes 

 weakness, which is reflected in his jumping. 

 In the photographs of mares it is noticeable 



