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the lead should be changed frequently, a well-schooled 

 saddle horse cantering on either lead at command. Cross 

 cantering consists in so confusing the fore and hind leads 

 that the simultaneous beat is of a lateral instead of a 

 diagonal pair of feet, and this beat falls between the suc- 



FiG. 47. 



-The jump, iu which the forehand lifts, the hindquarters 

 propel . 



cessive beats of the other lateral pair, the leading fore and 

 hind on the same side. 



103. The jump, either high or broad, is accompHshed 

 by the forelegs raising the forehand as the horse takes off 

 in such a manner as to bring his body in line with the 

 direction in which the jump is to be taken, when a strong 



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