108 SCHOOL-TRAINING FOR HOESES. 



to leap, and has been properly schooled, 

 he will not require the spur to urge 

 him to his work, and its use may 

 give him a distaste for jumping. 



When the fore-feet of the leaping 

 horse have touched the ground, the 

 hand should act sufficiently to gather 

 the horse for exactly the same speed 

 and equilibrium as that in which he 

 approached the leap, great care being 

 taken not to harass or check him in 

 his movements. 



A great deal that is misleading has 

 been written in the endeavour to esta- 

 blish a rule to be observed when the 

 horse falls in leaping — some w^ould-be 

 authorities advocating the use of the 

 reins to raise the horse, while others 

 assert that any movement upon the 



