USUAL OR INSTINCTIVE EQUITATION 



body always perpendicular to the ground, his loins 

 supple to neutralize the shock. 



No other part of horsemanship has given rise to 

 more theories than has jumping. For no two horses 

 jump just alike, nor do any two men ride in pre- 

 cisely the same way. When, therefore, we consider 



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THE HORSE JUMPS THE OBSTACLE MOUNTED AND UNDER 

 CONTROL OF THE RIDER 



the different speeds, strides, and conformations 

 of horses, with their differing energy, the special 

 qualities of experience, seat, conformation, and 

 tact of hand of riders, and the various conditions of 

 ground, the excitement occasioned by the company, 

 the variety in height, width, and stiffness of the 

 obstacle to be passed, to say nothing of the tempo- 



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