CHAPTER IV 



BUYING HUNTERS 



There are many sources available for the 

 purchase of hunters in various parts of the 

 British Isles, but probably the most purchases 

 are made through the horse repositories, of 

 which the principal one in London is TattersalPs ; 

 but important auctions are those held at Crewe 

 and Wrexham, where first-class hunters can very 

 often be purchased. The latter are the sales of 

 Messrs. Frank Lloyd Ltd. A large proportion 

 of both made and tmniade hunters come from 

 Ireland, and some really clever animals are 

 imported from that country. Ballinasloe has its 

 annual horse fair, and a fair percentage of 

 unmade hunters are purchased at that fair, by 

 dealers visiting it for such purposes. There is 

 no doubt that this can be made a profitable 

 business by a man possessed of tact, good 



