330 HUNTERS, 



and an alternate defcription of the difficulties 

 they had furmounted in the feverities of the 

 chaceo 



To thofe in the laudable habits of a dif- 

 ferent pradlice, animadverfion upon the dan* 

 gcr becomes fuperfluous; but as there are 

 thofe, who it is impoffible to convince of 

 their errors, till repentance comes too late, it 

 may prove no unfeafonable admonition to de- 

 clare, from this kind of treatment only, I 

 have been a witnefs to repeated injiances where 

 the horfes have never been brought again out 

 of the ftable, but in woeful proceffion to 

 the Collar Makers y who had purchafed thei^ 

 hides. 



The ftripping of a horfe to drefs him in 

 a comfortlefs ftable, with every pore of the 

 frame relaxed to its utmoft extenfion, apd 

 the additional happy introdtiBion of a pail of 

 COLD WATER (as moft applicable to the 

 convenience of the ojtler or his deputy) has 

 been the deftruclion of more horfes in dif- 

 ferent ways, than ever fuffercd by the longefl 

 and moft terrible runs when rode with dif- 

 cretion. So much has been repeatedly iiii- 



troduced 



