. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. J""*- **H*^*N.™w Fig. 193. The Horse's '?—[continued). Fig. 194. seven yards in length, there is only one moment at which the ** take off" can be executed. Hence, if a horse does not regulate the length of his stride when coming up to a fence, he may easily make a mistake. Let us suppose that, while taking a stride of five yards, he brings down his leading fore leg three yards short of the proper spot at which he ought to take off; he will then have to jump three yar
. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. J""*- **H*^*N.™w Fig. 193. The Horse's '?—[continued). Fig. 194. seven yards in length, there is only one moment at which the ** take off" can be executed. Hence, if a horse does not regulate the length of his stride when coming up to a fence, he may easily make a mistake. Let us suppose that, while taking a stride of five yards, he brings down his leading fore leg three yards short of the proper spot at which he ought to take off; he will then have to jump three yards ** bigger," or chance an accident by taking off two yards too near. The longer the stride, the greater will be the tendency to this error. Consequently, other things being. 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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