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TEACHING TO LEAP. 



the horse only can judge of his own capa- 

 bilities, and he should decide where to 

 take off and with what exertion. 



If the horse be in fit condition 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, 

 ereat care beine taken not to harass or 

 check him In his movements. 



A great deal that Is misleading has 

 been written In the endeavor to establish 

 a rule to be observed when the horse falls 

 in leaping — some would-be authorities ad- 



