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sky, to " run out " when he chooses, or to take his rider at any 

 pace he likes. 



Mr. John Hubert Moore, who is one of the best " makers " 

 of steeple-chase horses Ireland has ever known, is a warm 

 advocate of the standing martingale for 'cross country 

 purposes. That once well-known chaser, Scots Grey, gained 



Fig. 105. Minimum length of Standing Martingale. 



his principal victories when ridden in this martingale, without 

 which it would have been impossible to have kept him 

 straight. 



Acting on the principle that in all ordinary kinds of riding, 

 and especially when crossing a country, we should hamper an 

 animal's movements as little as practicable by gear, I would 

 advise that this martingale should be employed only with 



