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Training the Saddle Horse 



The jump. — While not a gait, properly speaking, 

 hunters are required to perform the jump, and it is 

 here described. Most horses take the hurdles at the 

 gallop or run by shortening the steps and advancing 



Fig. 41. — The jump. 



with both hind feet nearly simultaneously until 

 sufficiently near to take off. They bring the hind 

 feet well under the center of gravity, and instantly 

 the forequarters are raised, and this action is imme- 

 diately followed by an energetic propulsion of the 



