CHAPTER VIIL 



LEAPING. 



The pupil should first practice the 

 standing leap, and upon a well-trained 

 horse. The horse standing at the bar will 

 be induced to rise by transferring the 

 forces of the forehand back, and by the 

 pressure of the legs will be made to spring 

 forward. 



As the horse rises the rider will bend 



slightly forward, giving the horse the reins. 



When the horse leaves the ground the 



rider should lean back, so that he may 

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