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LEAPING. 



degrees, as the rider improves. The standing leap, 

 which is practised first, the horse takes from the halt, 

 close to the bar. The flying leap is taken from any 

 pace, and is easier than the standing leap, although the 



latter is considered the safer of the two to begin with ; 

 as, from the steadiness with which it is made by a 

 trained horse, the master or assistant can aid the pupil 

 at the slightest appearance of danger. 



The position of the rider is to be governed in this, 

 as in all other cases, by the action of the horse. No 

 weight is to be borne on the stirrup ; for, in fact, pres- 

 sure on the stirrup will tend to raise the body, rather 

 than keep it close to the saddle. The legs — particularly 

 the right one — must be pressed closely against the 



