LANDING OVER A JUMP. 



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of which it is placed. The other hind foot and the other 

 fore foot act in a similar manner. We may see from 

 Figs. 238 to 242, that a horse " gets quickly away from 

 a jump " by raising the fore-hand, which is accom- 

 plished by the straightening out of the fore limbs. The 



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rider should, therefore, avoid throwing any undue weight 

 on the fore hand at this moment. It sometimes happens 

 that a horse " over-reaches " (strikes a fore leg with a hind 

 foot) when landing over a jump, on account of the rider 

 being jerked on to the animal's neck ; the injured fore 

 leg having been prevented from getting out of the way 



