. The horse, in the stables and the field: his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc . tride at which a horsecan take off for the jump, it is well that he should be able to do so fromother paces, or he will be pounded in a narrow lane, out of which some 158 THE HORSE very indifFerent performer could extricate himself with ease. For highjumps a certain amount of impetus is necessary, for, as Captain Hayespoints out, the horse has a long distance to carry over a fence (that fromhis hocks or buttocks to his muzzle) independently of raising it to a suffi-cient heigh
. The horse, in the stables and the field: his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc . tride at which a horsecan take off for the jump, it is well that he should be able to do so fromother paces, or he will be pounded in a narrow lane, out of which some 158 THE HORSE very indifFerent performer could extricate himself with ease. For highjumps a certain amount of impetus is necessary, for, as Captain Hayespoints out, the horse has a long distance to carry over a fence (that fromhis hocks or buttocks to his muzzle) independently of raising it to a suffi-cient height: hence his high jump partakes more of the long jump thanthe high jump of a man, whose body is carried more vertically than horizontally. .j i . The speed and impetus obtained will therefore determine the width hecan clear, provided, of course, that the pace is not such as to preclude himfrom collecting himself at the moment prior to taking off. It is not a factthat speed helps a horse in a high jump, as greater weight is thrown on thefore-hand at a fast pace, and the difficulty of raising the fore-hand by the. leading leg is increased. Experience has of course taught hunting-men toride slowly at stifiF fences. The horse ridden fast at timber takes off soonerthan he would otherwise do, but compensation is not wholly assured to himin this manner. By raising the head and bringing back the centre of gravity the angleof elevation is increased, and the nearer the hind-feet are brought forwardto the leading foot(print) the greater the angle at which his body can beprojected forward. When commencing the leap hind-legs are straightenedto a great extent and the fore-hand raised, a position in which the weightof the rider must necessarily affect the animals capacity to rise. CaptainHayes, speaking for the horse, says The rider should refrain from leaningforward when a horse is rising at an obstacle. He should, on the contraryif anything, lean back at the moment so as not to put any avoi
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