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JUMPING 



the exact moment when the horse raises himself, and should 

 preserve his suppleness by a stronger pressure of the legs- 

 In this way the shock and displacement of the seat are only 



trifling. 



I have said that all horses do not jump in the same way. 

 With those which raise themselves well with all four feet, and 



Fig 47. — Horse raising his forehand a good deal when jumping. 



clear the fence while keeping the body nearly horizontal, the 

 rider has only to keep his body in a perpendicular position 

 (Fig. 46). 



If the horse, when jumping, raises his forehand a great 

 deal, as in a half-rear (Fig. 47), the rider ought to pro- 

 portionately lean forward at the moment when the horse 

 raises himself ; but as the horse comes down, he should bring 

 his body back, for three reasons : First, not to be thrown 



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