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a lunitcr of some period, that must depend on 

 himself, and how he has been taught ; hut as 

 a broad basis for direction, never hurry your 

 horse, never punish him for an accidental mistake, 

 and by kindness and practice in and out of the 

 stable render him as docile as you can. I alwaj^s 

 bear in mind the question asked by that splendid 

 horseman, the late Lord Jersey, of the dealer 

 Milton, when the latter was puffing the speed 

 of a horse, his jumping, and his paces. Lord 

 Jersey listened to all ^^the encomiums misapplied," 

 and cut the dealer short with the words, — ''' I dare 

 say he will do all this, Mr. Milton, but ivill he 

 stand stillV 



On this subject of riding to hounds, as there 

 are many more ladies in the hunting saddle than 

 there used to be, and as far as I can judge, 

 from the retirement of my ^'hut,^^ the number 

 of huntresses seems still to be increasing, I fear 

 I have scarce sufficiently defined the mischief 

 that may arise from badly trained horses. When 

 I say '' badly trained," I do not refer to condition 

 so miich as I do to method of taking their 

 fences. 



Tliere is a vulgar phrase, very often in men's 



