. Riding and driving. us for teaching the horseto jump cleanly and willingly is a little gate orhurdle, about three feet wide, made with threebars; the lower one fixed at eighteen inches fromthe ground to bind the uprights, which should beabout three feet in height; the other two bars be-ing removable, one to fit in slots two and a halffeet from the ground, the other to fit on the topof the uprights. But of course any bar willanswer the purpose. With the upper two bars removed, the hurdleshould be placed on a bit of level ground and thehorse led over the lower bar two or three times,the traine
. Riding and driving. us for teaching the horseto jump cleanly and willingly is a little gate orhurdle, about three feet wide, made with threebars; the lower one fixed at eighteen inches fromthe ground to bind the uprights, which should beabout three feet in height; the other two bars be-ing removable, one to fit in slots two and a halffeet from the ground, the other to fit on the topof the uprights. But of course any bar willanswer the purpose. With the upper two bars removed, the hurdleshould be placed on a bit of level ground and thehorse led over the lower bar two or three times,the trainer holding the snafifle-reins near the the horse has been accustomed to walkover the bar, the man should take the ends of thereins and let the horse cross in a slow trot; thisthe animal will probably do in a leap, when theman should bring it to a halt and reward it withcaresses. Then the next bar should be placedbetween the uprights, and the horse, held by thelength of the reins, be brought up at a trot to 138. FIG. 92. —JUMPING IN HAND
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