128 THE HORSE AND HIS STABLE. [CHAP. 



should have a loose standing if possible ; if 



stand loose. he mugt be ^ ^ ft ^^ ^ gllould be flftt 



cannot stand up hill without muscular exertion, and the 

 toe constantly up, and the heel constantly down, induces 

 ruinous distress to the back sinews. 

 No gallop- Do not let your groom gallop your hunter on the 



ing on hard 



ground. h ar( j ground in autumn ; and my last word shall be a 

 petition on this subject to master as well as man to 

 deprecate a piece of inhumanity practised, indeed, as 

 much by ladies as by gentlemen the riding the horse 

 fast on hard ground. I pray them to consider that 

 horses do not die of old age, but that they are killed 



He who because they become crippled, and that he who cripples 



cripples the 



horse kills t l iem j s gui l ty Q f the i r death) not he W } 1Q pullg fl^ 



trigger. The practice is as unhorsemanlike as it is 

 inhuman. It is true that money will replace the poor 

 slaves as you use them up, and if occasion requires it 

 they must, alas ! be used up. But in my opinion, 

 nothing but a case of life and death can justify the 

 deed. If the ground is hard and even, a collected 



