the exact moment when the horse raises himself, and should preserve his suppleness by a stronger pressure of the legs. In this way the shock and displacement of the seat are only trifling.

I have said that all horses do not jump in the same way. With those which raise themselves well with all four feet, and

Fig. 47.—Horse raising his forehand a good deal when jumping.

clear the fence while keeping the body nearly horizontal, the rider has only to keep his body in a perpendicular position (Fig. 46).

If the horse, when jumping, raises his forehand a great deal, as in a half-rear (Fig. 47), the rider ought to proportionately lean forward at the moment when the horse raises himself; but as the horse comes down, he should bring his body back, for three reasons : First, not to be thrown