JUMPING 



rary physical and moral dispositions of both rider 

 and horse, it clearly becomes impossible to lay 

 down any invariable rule that shall make every 

 jump invariably like every other. 



But after all is said, clearing an obstacle is 

 largely a matter of confidence on the part of the 





THE HORSE COMES SQUARELY TO THE OBSTACLE AND 

 JUMPS FRANKLY 



rider. A horse does not, of course, apprehend di- 

 rectly the rider's morale. But he does appreciate to 

 the full the lack of confidence of a rider who, on com- 

 ing to the jump, stiffens himself, shifts in his sad- 

 dle, or pulls against his horse's mouth; and it is this 

 lack of confidence, thus communicated to the horse, 

 that causes the animal to hesitate, refuse, or bolt. 



