THE HUNTER AND STEEPLECHASER. 



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hunters which would be of no use in Leicestershire, on 

 account of having heavy shoulders, perform brilliantly in 

 Ireland, where jumping on and off banks, and galloping 

 on a smooth surface do not " find out " their weak 

 points so easily. The term "Leicestershire hunter" is 



r/iofo by] 



[Clarenck Hailey, Newmarket. 

 Fig. 424. -Leicestershire hunter, the property of Major Muir. 



applied to horses which are hunted in that county, no 

 matter where they have been bred. 



2. It is a defect in the cross-country horse to be 

 higher at the croup than at the withers, or even to be 

 the same height at these parts (page 174) ; for he 

 requires to be light in front, and to have the bones of his 

 fore hmbs comparatively long, so as to be able to effi- 

 ciently raise his fore - hand, both when taking off and 

 landing. 



