HINTS FOR SECOND HORSEMEN. 27 



into a stable or stackyard, get them to stale, 

 examine their feet all round, get them tidy, and see 

 to their girths, etc. 



He should keep a look-out for his master, so 

 that on his arrival he may not have to look for his 

 horses. 



He should communicate any instructions the 

 groom may have given him regarding the horses, 

 especially if his master has been away from home, 

 and tell him how the horses came to covert, if they 

 coughed, etc. 



He must remember that the master of the 

 hounds is supreme in the field, and obey any 

 instructions he may receive from him. 



He should remain with the hunt second horse- 

 men, and keep to the bridle roads and lanes, 

 carefully shut all gates behind him, and never jump 

 his horse if he can avoid doing so. 



He should come up to his master when a fox is 

 killed or run to ground, taking care never to ride 

 into the pack. He should keep his eye on his 

 master at a check, if the second horses happen to 

 be near enough, that he may see if he is wanted. 

 By keeping with the hunt second horses he will do 

 less damage and his master will find him more 

 readily. 



He should learn the country thoroughly, the 

 names of the villages and coverts and their positions, 

 the roads, lanes and bridle roads. Experience will 

 soon teach him the probable run of a fox, and let 

 him remember that a fox which has once turned 

 down wind rarely turns up wind again. 



