TRAINING 



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of the horse to the rider's hand and leg. These 

 principles are already widely known, and require no 

 enlarging upon. 



But after we MANEGE 



have reached a 

 reasonable 

 standard in this 

 branch of our 

 horse's educa- 

 tion, we then 

 have to com- 

 mence riding 

 over fences. 



The most 

 common difficul- 

 ty is to prevent 

 them" rushing" 

 directly they 

 know they are 

 going to jump, 

 and this fault 

 must be elimi- 

 nated before we 

 can even begin 

 to consider their 

 education has 

 passed the ele- 

 mentary stage. 



A good way 

 to do this is to place a row of hurdles stretching 

 right across from side to side of the paddock, so as 

 to divide it into two equal parts as in diagram X, 



Diagram X 



