196 TEACHING TO LEAP. 



should do nothing more until it aids in 

 collecting 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 mo- 

 tion, but the speed must not be so great 

 as to prevent him deciding upon where he 

 should take off and with what exertion. If 

 driven hard at a broad leap the horse will 

 often become disheartened or confused 

 and unable to control his powers. 



A horse should never be ridden at a 

 high leap in a speed that prohibits him be- 

 ing collected ; and the horse is capable of 

 his greatest effort in this direction in a 

 very slow, collected gallop. 



