▁used ▁in ▁grid - work ▁or ▁g ymn ast ics . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁f ences ▁placed ▁close ▁together ▁so ▁the ▁horse ▁cannot ▁take ▁a ▁full ▁st ride ▁between ▁them , ▁but ▁not ▁so ▁close ▁that ▁the ▁horse ▁would ▁jump ▁both ▁f ences ▁at ▁once . ▁The ▁horse ▁" b oun ces " ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁j umps , ▁landing ▁with ▁his ▁h ind ▁legs ▁before ▁immediately ▁taking ▁off ▁with ▁his ▁front ▁legs . ▁The ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁usually ▁is ▁ 7 – 8 ▁feet ▁for ▁small ▁pon ies ; ▁ 9   ft ▁for ▁large ▁pon ies ▁or ▁small ▁horses ; ▁and ▁ 9 . 5 – 1 1   ft ▁for ▁horses . ▁A ▁b ounce ▁( or ▁several ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁for ▁more ▁advanced ▁horses ) ▁teach es ▁the ▁horse ▁good ▁balance , ▁to ▁push ▁off ▁with ▁his ▁h ind ▁end , ▁and ▁to ▁fol d ▁his ▁front ▁end ▁well . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁slow ▁down ▁a ▁speed y ▁horse , ▁as ▁a ▁horse ▁cannot ▁go ▁flying ▁over ▁a ▁b ounce ▁( he / she ▁will ▁knock ▁a ▁rail ) ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁jump . ▁ ▁Br ush ▁F ence ▁ ▁These ▁j umps ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁solid ▁base ▁with ▁br ush ▁placed ▁on ▁top , ▁generally ▁low ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁horse ▁to ▁see ▁over . ▁ ▁The ▁horse ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁jump ▁through ▁the ▁br ush ▁in ▁a ▁flat ▁jump , ▁rather ▁than ▁over ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁it