5. The horse lands on the left fore foot, legs straight.
6. The right fore foot, leg straight, is then brought to the support.
7. The left fore foot is picked up.
8. The right fore foot is picked up and simultaneously the left hind comes to the ground.
9. The right hind comes to the ground.
The horse then is galloping right after landing.
The horse leaps from a trot from one front leg and both hind legs. The leap is more difficult, as it is impossible at a trot to get both hind legs side by side up under the body to “take off.”
From the walk and halt, the horse in jumping first rears, then straightens out his hind legs.
As jumping for height at a gallop is the easiest for a horse, and as the principles encountered apply equally well to the other gaits, the following deductions are made from the mechanism at the gallop, as explained in previous paragraphs.
From Paragraph 1: As the distance from the jump to the place where the left leg leaves the ground is of the utmost importance to the horse, he should be allowed to gauge his stride while approaching the jump.