112 SCHOOL-TKAINING FOR HORSES. 



proaches the leap, and should do 

 nothing more until it aids in collect- 

 ing the horse after the fore-feet have 

 reached the ground upon the far side 

 of the obstacle. 



In riding a horse at a broad leap 

 the speed must be great enough to 

 give him the advantage of the impetus 

 of his motion, but the speed must not 

 be so great as to prevent him de- 

 ciding upon where he should take off 

 and with what exertion. If driven 

 hard at a broad leap the horse 

 will often become disheartened or con- 

 fused, and unable to control his 

 powers. 



A horse should never be ridden at 

 a high leap in a speed that prohibits 

 him being collected; and the horse is 



