. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. JUMPING. 201 forward by 'the propulsion" given by the horse; second, to lighten the* forehand, which, on coming to the ground, will have to bear all the weight of both horse and rider ; and, third, to keep his seat and support his horse in case the a'nimal's forelegs give way. When a horse brushes a fence with his forelegs, and raises. Fig. 48.—Horse raising his croup when clearing a fence. his croup as if he were kicking,* we should carry the body back the moment the forehand is raised as high as the fence, so as to
. Breaking and riding, with military commentaries. Horses; Horsemanship. JUMPING. 201 forward by 'the propulsion" given by the horse; second, to lighten the* forehand, which, on coming to the ground, will have to bear all the weight of both horse and rider ; and, third, to keep his seat and support his horse in case the a'nimal's forelegs give way. When a horse brushes a fence with his forelegs, and raises. Fig. 48.—Horse raising his croup when clearing a fence. his croup as if he were kicking,* we should carry the body back the moment the forehand is raised as high as the fence, so as to avoid putting weight on the forehand. When the fence has been cleared, the body will be put back in its place l^y the force of propulsion. I cannot too strongly impress on my readers that in all the * See Fig. 48 ;—If the reins were drawn tighter, this illustration would serve equally well to show the position of a rider who is about to receive his horse after a jump. Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Fillis, James, 1834-1913. London, Hurst and Blackett
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