50 '€i)t l^orsT to Btip. 



I like what is called a jumping bump a-top of the 

 loins, and the back cannot be well too short. What 

 should make a horse a lengthy one are the measure- 

 ments in front and in rear of it. Ribs should be 

 well arched, but, except in a weight carrier, I do 

 not so greatty object as some do to their being a 

 trifle short at the back. Horses so made often 

 gallop well, and have great liberty. The same may 

 be said of moderately narrow-chested horses, who 

 are generally pleasant in their paces, and easy to 

 sit on, provided they are not ''in at elbows" — a bad 

 fault, and one usually attendant on brushing, if not 

 speedy cutting. Shoulders in a hunter should be 

 deep and long, and must be sloping, and the length 

 in front of your saddle should be gained there, and 

 not in the neck, which I prefer of only moderate 

 length and straight to being much arched, although 

 ewe necks are most objectionable of all. Although 

 I can give no logical reason for being so, I am much 

 predisposed in favour of a horse whose ears incline 

 inwards at the points, and have seen them so carried 

 b}^ many game and good ones, whilst I cannot myself 

 recall a single instance of a bad horse having this pecu- 

 liarit}^ The jowl should be deep and forehead broad, 

 the nostril large, and the eye — the greatest indicator 

 of character and temperament — should, in addition 

 to being large, also be bold and kindly in expression. 



