58 Horse and Hound. 



Always be on the lookout for hounds, espe- 

 cially in jumping. It is an easy matter to kill a 

 good hound, but it is a very difficult one to re- 

 place it. 



If you are a novice do not try to fool yourself 

 into the belief that the art of riding well to hounds 

 can be acquired by every one. Most any one can 

 become a good rider on the flat, but it takes long 

 years of experience and keen observation in the 

 field to keep hounds in view; reserve your own 

 and horse's strength, and be "in at the death." 



A good flat rider who finds himself for the 

 first time following the hounds, may be timid at 

 the first fence; after that fear disappears, and 

 the wild exhilaration and excitement brings de- 

 light known only to a cross-country rider. He 

 scatters anxiety and fear to the winds, taking al- 

 most impossible jumps with renewed courage and 

 increasing confidence as he follows the vanishing 

 pack. It is only when he finds himself embracing 

 mother earth he realizes " 't is the pace that 

 kills," and the coveted distinction of 'living in 

 front" is enjoyed by the careful, painstaking rider, 

 and that breakneck riding and a corresponding 

 disregard of consequences will often bring their 

 own reward. 



One actual practical experience like this in 

 the field is worth all the reading and theoretical 

 knowledge one can gain of hunting in a lifetime. 



Never force or hurry hounds in puzzling out 



