. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. Fig. 201. Landing over a Jump. Fig. 202. of the fore hand, which is accomplished by the straightening out of the fore limbs. The rider should, therefore, avoid throwing any undue weight on the fore hand at this moment. It sometimes happens that a horse ** over-reaches " (strikes a fore leg with a hind foot) when landing over a jump on account of the rider being jerked on to the animal's neck ; the injured fore leg having been prevented from getting out of the way of its hind fellow
. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. Fig. 201. Landing over a Jump. Fig. 202. of the fore hand, which is accomplished by the straightening out of the fore limbs. The rider should, therefore, avoid throwing any undue weight on the fore hand at this moment. It sometimes happens that a horse ** over-reaches " (strikes a fore leg with a hind foot) when landing over a jump on account of the rider being jerked on to the animal's neck ; the injured fore leg having been prevented from getting out of the way of its hind fellow by the surcharge of the fore hand. The heavier the fore hand, other things being equal, the further forward, when landing over a jump, will the hind feet be carried as compared to the fore feet; and vice versa. Hence, the faster the pace, the greater will be the tendency to over-reach. We see this to be especially the case in I 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace), 1842-1904. London, W. Thacker & co
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