2OO Among Men and Horses. 



the few who go hunting ride ' straight.' In fact, the differ- 

 ence is entirely one of practice. Very few of the young 

 fellows who come out to India, know anything about riding 

 on their first arrival, or, indeed, have ever been on a horse 

 except in a riding-school ; but after they have served their 

 year's ' griffinage,' we shall find that the majority of them own 

 ponies or horses, play polo, pigstick, paper-chase, race, chase, 

 or at least take their part in the station gymkhanas. 



