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rise by the play of the bit, and, after he 

 has risen as high as is necessary, the legs 

 of the rider should be pressed In to the 

 flanks to force the action of the hind quar- 

 ters. 



The head of the horse should be re- 

 leased as soon as he begins to rise, and as 

 the fore-feet touch the ground the hand 

 should gently take such tension of the 

 reins as shall be necessary to re-establish 

 the equilibrium. 



The horse should be accustomed to 

 take the standing leaps without other aid 

 from the hand than the slight play of the 

 rein that carries back the forces of the 

 forehand. 



But in the leaps from rapid motion the 

 hand should establish the equilibrium be. 

 fore the horse approaches the leap, and 



