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PRINCIPLES OF 



P. VIT. 



Leap. The degree in which a horse should 

 be collected or animated, must entirely de- 

 pend on the temperament of the animal, and 

 must be left to the judgment of the rider. 



Sectio?i III. — Of the Flying Leap. 



The pupil should not be put to the Flying 

 Leap, until he is familiar with the Standing 

 Leap. He will then find no difficulty in 

 making it at any pace, if it be gradually in- 

 creased from the walk to the gallop. 



The Flying Leap is distinguished from the 

 Standing Leap by its being made from any 

 pace, without a previous halt ; and although 

 the action is quicker, it is much easier to the 

 horseman than the Standing Leap. 



The pace at which you should go at a Fly- 

 ing Leap, must always be moderate. You 

 must never flurry the horse with a view of 

 making him take a determined spring. By 



