128 THE HUNTING FIELD 



ingratiate themselves with their masters, by showing 

 unusual bustle and activity when they were in the 

 stable — snatching at this, pulling at that, and dashing 

 here, there, and everywhere. That sort of work won't 

 do with horses. A man must have a head as well as 

 hands before he can be called "a Groom." 



