Hints on horsemanship by McTaggart M. F. (Maxwell Fielding) 1874-1936

Author:McTaggart, M. F. (Maxwell Fielding), 1874-1936
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Horses, Horsemanship
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : J.B. Lippincott Co. ; London : W. Heinemann
Published: 1919-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

seasons, and each year I became more and more convinced that that was not the way to negotiate those or any other fences. A broken back would be impossible as long as the rider kept his body forward, and if the horse was properly " put" at the ditch, he would clear it much more easily and with far more satisfaction to the rider, than in the manner advocated, which was to push his fore legs partly down the side of the ditch, and then make him lurch forward on to the opposite slope, from a standing position, and get him to clamber up as best he can.

Every one knows the great capacity horses have for jumping, but it is not generally recognized why it is so much more difficult to jump a big fence properly than a small one. To jump a rail three foot high is within the capacity of nearly every rider. But four feet, although still quite a small jump, is another matter, and five feet is usually considered to be quite outside the question in the himting field. The reason for this is, that as the fence increases in height, so the difficulty of " putting " the horse at it increases in proportion.

Looking at diagram IX, a horse, it will be seen, can clear the lower rail easily if he takes off anywhere between the points A B. If he is beyond B he would be too close, if not up to A, he would be too far away to clear it. But anywhere between those two points are quite within his capacity. Now look at the higher rail. The points A B are here much closer together, so that to clear this with any certainty the rider has to

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