THE LENGTH OF THE REINS 



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to be photographed. But mistakes such as these 

 are not due to ignorance or inability, but either 

 to a natural indolence, or to it being sometimes 

 inadvisable to stop the horse, turn round and face 

 the obstacle again, after we have got into the 

 correct position by shortening our reins. 



Sketch No. 11 



This drawing is of a man approaching a fence. The length 

 of his reins should be noted. 



Remember it is always easy to lengthen when 

 necessity demands it. But to shorten them, at 

 the moment we want to, is often an impossibility. 



The next three sketches show clearly what the 

 length of rein should be when approaching, jump- 

 ing and landing over a fence, and it should be 



