60 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



straightening out of the hind legs, in which the horse 

 propels himself over the obstacle he seeks to hurdle. In 

 this process the knees must be well bent, and the hind 

 legs carried up close to the body in passing over the 

 obstacle that the toes may not strike. As the horse comes 

 down, the front feet hit the ground first, after which he 

 rises to move on, the hind feet striking slightly in ad- 

 vance of the points of contact of the front feet. The jump- 

 er is a popular horse in Europe, especially in the military 

 service, and among the gentry who indulge in steeple chas- 

 ing, fox hunting, etc. 



