CONTENTS 



MEMOIR 



INTRODUCTION 



LETTER I 



THE CONDITION OF HUNTERS . 



LETTER II 



OBJECTIONS AGAINST TURNING HUNTERS OUT TO A 



SUMMER'S RUN AT GRASS— PHYSIC . . . . Z7 



LETTER III 



THE EFFECTS OF CONDITION — THE STABLE, AND -STABLE 



MANAGEMENT 53 



LETTER IV 



STABLE MANAGEMENT — CASE OF FERRYMAN ... 65 



LETTER V 



HOT AND COLD STABLES— TREATMENT AFTER A SEVERE 

 DAY— CLOTHING— HAY AND WATER— CLEANLINESS— 

 OVER-REACHING 74 



LETTER VI 



STRONG WORK NECESSARY— ILL-EFFECTS OF TOO MUCH 



REST— NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS OF THE GROOM 86 



LETTER VII 



TREATMENT OF HUNTERS IN THE SUMMER ... 99 



LETTER VIII 



HARD MEAT verSUS GRASS— PHYSIC . . . . . I07 



