HUNTERS 



other words, the breaker, trainer, schoolmaster, 

 or whatever other fanciful epithet under which 

 he styles himself, must make his pupil clearly 

 understand the object of his actions, and insist 

 upon the due performance of them, as the horse 

 is not slow to take advantage of any weakness 

 that he may display in the observance of his 

 commands. 



No less important to the trainer, and to his 

 pupil, is that of method, for without regularity, 

 and repetition during the process of training, all 

 actions directed to the pupil, become either 

 nullified or dwarfed in their utility. 



Stable manners, quietness during shoeing, 

 standing at ease during mounting and dis- 

 mounting, familiarity with motors, hounds, 

 other horses, with trains, and a variety of street 

 pr road nuisances, all constitute a portion of the 

 hunter's education, and no hunter, however good 

 in other respects, can be considered as perfect 

 unless it possesses these qualifications, plus cer- 

 tain others to be subsequently mentioned. 



As previously stated it is essential in the 

 schooling of the hunter that the animal is put 

 through its exercises six days out of seven with 



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