Leaping. 



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the bar, and the reins yielded to him as he ad- 



vance. 



The proper distance for a horse to run previous 

 to the leap, is from ten to fifteen yards. If he be 

 well trained, he may be suffered to take his own 

 pace ; but it is necessary to animate an indolent 

 animal into a short, collected gallop, and urge him, 

 by strong aids, to make the leap. 



