THE HUMTER 



she must be by a thoroughbred, or else a registered hunter sire, 

 who has been awarded one of the gold medals given by the 

 Society at eithei National, County or Associated Shows. 



If her sire be thoroughbred, or a registered hunter, and 

 she is fortunate enough to win or breed a winner at the shows 

 last named, she is eligible for supplement registration. 



Lastly, she may be registered in the supplement if a 

 member of the Council and M.R.C.V.S. together with a 

 member of the Society nominated by Council member, approves 

 of her fitness for same. Obviously, the Hunters' Improvement 

 Society do all in their power to admit only such animals as 

 comply with their rules, and the wisdom of this needs no 

 explanation. 



The foundation stone for the successful breeding of weight 

 carrying hunters — in fact, any hunters — may justly be said to 

 have been laid when this Society entered upon its successful 

 career. 



The writer does not wish to imply that there are no clever 

 — even very clever — hunters outside the circle of the aforesaid 

 Society, because this vv^ould be incorrect. Not only in man, 

 but in other animals, and none more so than the horse, do we 

 meet with instances where there is a natural aptitude to per- 

 form a certain class of work, or it may be, duty. Hence the 

 brilliant performances witnessed by hunters not connected 

 with the Society, and whose school days have been few, and 

 whose education during the schooling hours has been of the 

 crudest kind. Such a horse is aptly styled a born hunter (not 

 made or bred), and well may he merit the title. 



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