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allowed three trials at each jump, after which you 

 must make your exit, but in case this happens, don't 

 lose your temper and whip your horse as he leaves 

 the ring; it does no good and only lowers you in the 

 estimation of the public. 



If your horse is inclined to swerve at his jumps, 

 always endeavor to point him at the side of the jump 

 toward which he swerves and oblige him to jump in 

 the corner as near the wing as possible. In this way 

 he will have so little room to swerve that it will be 

 scarcely perceptible. The same thing applies to a 

 horse that runs out, in which case it is wisest not to 

 allow him to get under way too far from his jumps. 

 If possible let him see the tip end of your stick out of 

 the corner of his eye on the side at which he likes to 

 run out. 



When riding jumpers in pairs, decide with your 

 partner, before you enter the ring, which one of you is 

 to be pace-maker. Usually the slower horse of the two 

 performs this function, but if a man and a woman 

 are riding together, the former is supposed to gauge 

 his pace by the latter. If the horses become separated 

 during the jumping, slow up and get together again 

 before the next jump; if your partner's animal refuses, 

 go ahead over the jump yourself and then stop, un- 

 less the refusal has taken place at the first jump of 

 an in-and-out, in which case go on over the second jump 

 before stopping, thus giving your partner's mount a 

 lead. A woman, if riding with a man, should place 

 her horse on the near side, unless he is apt to swerve 

 to the right, in which case she should place him on 

 the off side, for swerving horses should always be so 

 paired that they will not cross each other and cause 

 an accident. As a general rule, a horse that swerves 

 badly is not very safe for pair jumping. 



