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jump of only two or three feet, will place himself 

 in a position shown in sketch No. 3. Here he 

 only anticipates a comparatively gentle thrust, but 

 when he is going to make the longest jump he 

 possibly can, then he assumes the position in 



Sketch No. 5 



This position is similar 

 to that of the rider in the 

 previous sketch. 



Sketch No. 4 



This is the attitude a rider 

 should adopt when jumping a 

 very big fence, and his position 

 is, again, just the same as that 

 of the man in the next sketch 

 who is about to make a broad 

 standing leap. 



Note that although the lower 

 part of his leg is apparently- 

 thrown back, the stirrup leather 

 is perpendicular. 



sketch No. 5. Now, from these two sketches it 

 can be readily seen that as he leans his body 

 forward, it is necessary for him to bend his 

 knees in similar proportions, so as to maintain his 

 balance. If we now look at sketches No. 2 and 



