The Rise in Leaping
Plate XLII
The Fall in Leaping
Standing Leap.
In the standing leap, the horse first shortens, and then extends himself. Readiness in the hand of the rider is therefore requisite to give the appropriate aids. These, if well timed, assist the horse: if otherwise, they check or embarrass him, and endanger both the animal and his rider. ([Plates XLI.] [XLII.] illustrate the Leap.)