42 LETTERS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN. 



movable upwards, downwards, and from side to side. The 

 spine is a little arched, high from the neck and withers and 

 falling towards the hind quarters, with the ribs projecting from 

 it. The spine bears the weight indirectly, but that weight 

 is applied where the ribs are covered with muscles and 



THE DELIBERATE STYLE OF A CAREFUL HUNTER WHICH MAY 

 HAVE TO JUMP A DOZEN DIFFERENT FENCES SUCCESSIVELY. 



protected from injury by them. The skin may be injured 

 by the saddle being hard or uneven or not distributing 

 the weight on the horse's back; the saddle is on the back 

 many hours and, with the weight of the rider, presses 



