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ing, in the field one can at least afford to allow 

 his horse to have his own way, to a certain ex- 

 tent, and to use his own "think tank" in jump- 

 ing. Unless you are an expert, he will know as 

 much about the jump, and certainly more about 

 his own individual powers as a timber topper, 

 than you. 



Always bear in mind that a horse gets his 

 courage, fear, and uncertainty as to jumping 

 from his rider, and if your courage oozes out of 

 the tips of your fingers at a critical place, you can 

 as surely expect his courage to ooze from the tip 

 of his tail. 



In the South and West, where one hunts 

 through heavy woodlands, and through country 

 cut up by coulees, ruts, and gullies, unless a horse 

 has had special training, it would be almost im- 

 possible to force him up and down the precipitous 

 banks encountered, such sliding and scrambling 

 requiring the surefootedness of a goat. 



Horse shows in the past decade have done 

 much to foster and improve the hunter in this 

 country. A resume of rules and classes at the 

 last show of the National Horse Show Associa- 

 tion will be found both useful and interesting to 

 the admirer, breeder, and user of the hunter. 



Hunter Classes. 



Horses which have been shown at any place 

 of exhibition for a fixed compensation or guar- 



